法苑珠林 45.8

45.8

Furthermore, the Satyaka-nirgrantha-sūtra says: At that time King Caṇḍapradyota said, "Great Master, are there beings who are clever, of great wisdom, and of sharp faculties, yet still have faults and transgressions?" He replied, "There are." [The king asked,] "Who are they?" He replied, "Great King, it is you yourself. Your Majesty is exceedingly clever, of great wisdom, of sharp faculties, and sagacious; you possess great prowess and your mind is unfaltering; you delight in dāna and are fully endowed with majestic virtue; yet you also have faults and transgressions." The king said, "Great Master, what are my faults and transgressions?" He replied, "The Great King's faults are being exceedingly ferocious and cruel, overly strict, overly rash, overly unyielding, and overly impulsive. The Great King should know: if the nature of a king's son is excessively bad, he will not be employed by the multitude, will not be loved by the multitude, and will not be liked by the multitude; even his father and mother will take no pleasure in seeing him, let alone other people. Therefore, Great King, you ought not to be excessively bad. In all that you undertake, you should be calm and composed, and you ought not to be overly impulsive." And he spoke a gāthā: