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After usurping the throne, Ajatasattu put his father into prison. Bimbisara begged to be allowed to stay in a place which would permit him to see Vulture Peak. These are the remains of that prison, with Vulture Peak in the background on the right. Still not satisfied, Ajatasattu ordered his father killed. When a messenger brought news that his first son had just been born, Ajatasattu was overjoyed. Suddenly, he realized that his father must have felt the same joy when he was born. He tried to stop his father's execution, but it was too late. Bimbisara was dead. |
