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named Vidudabha. He grew into an immensely powerful young man and he was given the command of the army at a pretty early age. At the age of 16, he came to the house of his maternal grandfather in the company of a large party of men. The Sakyas sent all the princes who were junior to him outside the city. Only the elders came forward to receive him and accord him a suitable welcome, Vidudabha bowed before the elders one after another. But he was surprised to find that there was no one in the city, junior to him, who would bow before him. This created a suspicion in his mind. After he departed from the city, the wooden stool on which he sat was washed with milk and water. His valets gathered all this information, and as the prince was on his way back to Srāvasti, they brought these to his notice. Soon he came to know that as he was the son of a maid, no one bowed before him, and the stool on which he sat was washed clean by milk and water, he became furious and resolved to uproot th as to their very root.
When King Prasenajit came to know that VasavaKhattiyā was the daughter of a maid servant, and was not a lady of a high breed, he sent the mother and the son to live in the quarters assigned for the menials. The Buddha argued with him,
"Oh King! Vasava-Kḥattiya is born of Mahānāma Sakya, and Vidūdabha is born to you. Under the - circumstances, the mother's line loses its importance.
On this, the king restored them to their original position.
Dirghakarayana was an army commander of King Prasenajit. He was given the command after the murder of his maternal uncle. So in his heart, he was an enemy of the king. Once Prasenajit came to see the Buddha. Before coming to the Buddha's presence, he entrusted his Sword and crown to Dirghakārāyaṇa. With this important things in his possession, the general slipped out and joined with Vidūdabha who he declared king. When the Buddha's sermon was over, the king came out but did not find his general there. Soon the whole conspiracy came before
