Dhammapada 3.5.39_7

3.5.39_7

‘‘Na taṃ jitaṃ sādhu jitaṃ, yaṃ jitaṃ avajīyati;
Taṃ kho jitaṃ sādhu jitaṃ, yaṃ jitaṃ nāvajīyatī’’ti. (jā. 1.1.70);

That victory is no true victory which must be won again; That victory is true victory which need not be won again. At that moment, gazing upon the Ganges and meditating upon the element of water, Spade Sage acquired Specific Attainment, whereupon he rose from the ground and sat cross-legged in the air. The king after hearing the religious instruction of the Great Being, paid obeisance to him, requested him to receive him as a monk, and became a monk, together with his entire force; his retinue extended for a distance of a league. Another king who was his neighbor, hearing that he had become a monk, thought to himself, "I will seize his kingdom," and went thither, intending to do so. But when he saw that prosperous city empty, he thought to himself, "A king who would give up so beautiful a city to become a monk would certainly not become a monk to his own hindrance. I also ought to become a monk." Therefore he went to where the Great Being was, paid obeisance to him, requested him to receive him as a monk, and became a monk, together with his retinue. In like manner seven kings in all became monks; their hermitage was seven leagues long; seven kings renounced their worldly possessions and became monks. Having won over all this numerous company, the Great Being lived the holy life and went to the Heaven of Brahmā. End of Story of the Past.