idEdabha found it less easy to forgive the SAkyans. He made the vow that whenever he became king, he would seek his revenge and scour the earth of Kapilavastu with the blood of the SAkyans. Before long VidEdabha ascended to the throne and marched against the SAkyans. The Buddha knew what would happen and

e was very clever (because of hybrid vigour). He wanted to know about his maternal relatives. When he grew up and went to visit hismatemal city of Kapilavastu, he was still looked down upon by all the SAkyans and he was given reluctant hospitality. On the way home after such an inhospitable visit, one of