Bad company leads anyone in the wrong path
regardless of his or her position, gender, and age. It is common both to an
ordinary man and even to a king. If it was a king who was led astray, it
endangers a whole community. This is not something peculiar for Sri Lanka, even
king Ajasath of India caused patricide following the instructions and guidance of Devadaththa, who despite being a bhikkhu
had a growing hostility for king Bimbisara.
Similarly,...
