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JAINISM AND Buddhism
of moonga, urad, and masura etc., ghee, oil, milk, raw sugar, guda, sugar, coarse sugar etc."
“ भूतपूर्व महामते अतीतेध्वनि राजाभूत् सिंहसौदासोनाम स मांसभोजनाहाराति प्रसंगेन प्रतिसेवमानो रसतृष्ण ध्यवसान परमतया मांसानि मानुष्याण्यपि भक्षितवान्, तनिदानं च मित्रमात्य ज्ञाति बन्धुवर्गेणापि परित्यक्तः प्रागेव पौरज्ञानपरैः स्वराज्य विषय परित्यागाच्च महादव्यसन मासादितवान् मांसहेतोः. '
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Bhútapūrvam mahamate atitedhvani rájâbhuť sinha saudâso nâma sa mânsa bhojanâ hârâti prasangena pratisevamâno rasa trsna dhyavasâna parataya mânsâni mânusya nyapi bhaksitavan tannidânam cha mitrâ mâ tya jnâti bandhu-bargenâpi parityaktah prâgeva pourajana paraih svarajya viṣaya parityâgâchcha mahad vyasana mâsâditavân mânsa hetoh.
"O wise man, there flourished in old times Raja Sinha Saudaso. He became too much covetous of meat-eating. He used to eat the human flesh owing to heavy desire for it. He was therefore abandoned by his friends, ministers, caste people and others. Before this. he was dethroned and banished out of his country by the citizens. He suffered great miseries on account of
flesh."
Note. This statement about Saudaso is written in the same way in the Padmapurana of the Digambar Jains. " हेव च महामतें जन्मनि सप्तकुटीरकेपि ग्रामे प्रचुर मांस लौल्यादति प्रसंगेन निषेवमानामानुष मांसादा घोरा डाका
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