<p>Corrupted officials: <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.097.than.html" rel="nofollow">Dhanañjani Sutta</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"What do you think, Dhanañjanin? There is the case where a certain
  person, for the sake of his wife &amp; children ... his slaves &amp; workers
  ... his friends &amp; companions ... his kinsmen &amp; relatives ... his
  guests ... his departed ancestors ... the devatas ... the king, does
  what is unrighteous, does what is discordant. Then, because of his
  unrighteous, discordant behavior, hell-wardens drag him off to hell.
  Would he gain anything by saying, 'I did what is unrighteous, what is
  discordant, for the sake of the king. Don't [throw] me into hell,
  hell-wardens!' Or would the king gain anything for him by saying, 'He
  did what is unrighteous, what is discordant, for our sake. Don't
  [throw] him into hell, hell-wardens!'?"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Other evil people(demon): <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn10/sn10.012.piya.html" rel="nofollow">Alavaka Sutta</a></p>

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2014-12-17T08:32:22.437Z
2014-12-17T08:32:22.437Z
Sankha Kulathantille
<p>I'm wondering if there were any such occasions, and what suttas/sutras this is recorded in.</p>

<p>Also if the Buddha gave advice to otherwise evil people besides Angulimala or Devadatta, or possible connections to psychopathy or sociopathy.</p>

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2014-12-17T17:29:06.663Z
Was King Pasenadi corrupt?  I think the only advice he heeded from the Buddha was to moderate his eating, and he lost a bunch of weight as a result :)
R. Barzell
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What advice did the Buddha give to corrupt officials?
# What advice did the Buddha give to corrupt officials?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-17)

I'm wondering if there were any such occasions, and what suttas/sutras this is recorded in.

Also if the Buddha gave advice to otherwise evil people besides Angulimala or Devadatta, or possible connections to psychopathy or sociopathy.

**Tags:** modern-world, sutras, evil

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Was King Pasenadi corrupt?  I think the only advice he heeded from the Buddha was to moderate his eating, and he lost a bunch of weight as a result :)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-12-17. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Corrupted officials: [Dhanañjani Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.097.than.html)

> "What do you think, Dhanañjanin? There is the case where a certain
> person, for the sake of his wife & children ... his slaves & workers
> ... his friends & companions ... his kinsmen & relatives ... his
> guests ... his departed ancestors ... the devatas ... the king, does
> what is unrighteous, does what is discordant. Then, because of his
> unrighteous, discordant behavior, hell-wardens drag him off to hell.
> Would he gain anything by saying, 'I did what is unrighteous, what is
> discordant, for the sake of the king. Don't [throw] me into hell,
> hell-wardens!' Or would the king gain anything for him by saying, 'He
> did what is unrighteous, what is discordant, for our sake. Don't
> [throw] him into hell, hell-wardens!'?"

Other evil people(demon): [Alavaka Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn10/sn10.012.piya.html)


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