The king of Maya has much authority. He controls the Three Worlds, not just the first, not just our world, but all within the Three Worlds, including the astral realm, the karmic realm, and the Brahma realm. The Brahma realm refers to the Third World. It’s great. Even so, it cannot escape the control of Maya.It’s because the king of Maya is only concerned about our merits and sins. He calculates how much merit we have and how many sins we have committed, despite who we are, whether being a big official, a high rank monk, or an ordinary citizen. Most people think that they should memorize many scriptures and mantras, learn many different schools of teachings, and that’s enough. Then they tell other people what they know and this is the way to spread the Dharma. However, according to the story we just read, it doesn’t seem to be the right way to spread the Dharma.