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Chapter - 2 Collection of Examples
It is said that he was sent away with great disrespect due to his greed. While going, he was caught and bound by the guards. Then he was brought before King Prasenajit. The king questioned him, and he explained his nature. The king said, "If you tell me the way, I will give it to you." He said, "The way is strange." The king then said, "Think about it, O Asogavaniya." He thought, "Will I have a house, a bed, a chariot, a garden, and enjoyment for two months, or will I have ornaments, a house, a bed, a chariot, a garden, and enjoyment for two months?" He did not settle on anything even after thinking about a kodi. Thinking, he became aware of the good fortune and the urge to go. He went to the king's palace, having become self-aware and having renounced the world. He came to the king's treasury, having renounced the world and having become self-aware. The king asked him, "What were you thinking about?" He said, "As much profit, so much greed." The king said, "I will give you a kodi today." The king, who was a hypocrite, said, "I will give you a kodi today." He went away and took a kodi. The monk became close to him. || 1 ||
12. The story of Jamali in the Sri Upadesha Prasada, a discourse on false belief.
There was a city called Kundapura. There lived a prince named Jamali, who was the nephew of Bhagavan Sri Shaleya. His wife was Priyadarshana, the daughter of Sri Vardhamana. Jamali enjoyed pleasures with her. One day, the Lord was wandering and came there. Jamali, seeing him coming, went there, prostrated himself after circumambulating him, and listened to this Dharmadeshana:
"A house, friends, sons, wives,
Grain, wealth, and the profit of my business.
Doing this, the fool does not know,
That he will leave everything and go to the world of animals." || 1 ||
Hearing these words, he went home, and with great respect, he took leave of his father and mother and became an ascetic with five hundred Kshatriyas. Then, Priyadarshana, along with a thousand women, also became an ascetic. Then, after studying for eleven years, he built a vihara for the Jina. The Jina remained silent and did not give any answer. Nevertheless, he left with five hundred monks and went to Sravasti. There, he stayed in the Tindukoda garden at the caitya. There, he suffered from a severe illness due to the food he had eaten. He was unable to sit down. Then, he told the monks, "Make a bed for me quickly, so that I can sit there." They started to do it. Jamali, who was suffering from a severe fever, asked, "Is the bed made?" The monks, seeing that it was almost made, said, "It is made," even though it was only half made. Then, he, with his mind disturbed by pain, got up and saw that the bed was only half made. He became angry. Remembering the principle, "What is being done is done," etc., he thought, "The words of the Lord, 'What is being done is done, what is moving is moving,' etc., are false. Because this is my direct experience, that the bed is being made but is not made. Therefore, everything that is being done is not done. But what is done is called done. What is done, like making a pot, is seen only at the end of the time of action, but it is