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Chapter - 2 Collection of Examples
The Shravaka vows were accepted. The priest said, "O Lord! Will we have children or not?" The Sadhus said, "You will have two sons, and they will become monks in their childhood. You should not hinder them. They will become monks and enlighten the world." Saying this, the two gods went to their place.
Soon after, the priest's wife gave birth to two sons. Then the priest, along with his wife, left the city and settled in a remote village. There, the Brahmin woman gave birth, and two children were born. When they gained consciousness, they were taught by their parents to avoid the path of the monks, saying, "These shaven-headed Sadhus are seen, they kill children and eat their flesh, therefore, you should never be near them."
One day, the two children went out to play from that village. There, they saw the tired Sadhus on the path. Then, the two children, frightened, climbed a banyan tree. The Sadhus were about to eat the food they had brought earlier, under the same banyan tree. The children, who were sitting on the tree, saw their natural food and drink. Then they started thinking, "These are not child-eaters, but they eat natural food. We have seen such Sadhus somewhere." While thinking this, they remembered their birth. Then, they bowed to the Sadhus and went to their parents.
The parents were enlightened by the words spoken in their studies. The queen also enlightened the king who was greedy for wealth. Thus, all six beings, having accepted the vows of renunciation, attained liberation after attaining perfect knowledge.
62. The story of Metarya Muni, included in the commentary of the Avasyakahara, which is a continuous meditation.
In that city, there was a king named Chandavardhana. He had two wives - Sudansana and Piyadansana. Sudansana had two sons - Sagarachandra and Munichandra. Piyadansana also had two sons - Gunachandra and Balachandra. Sagarachandra was the heir apparent, and Munichandra was given the kingdom of Ujjain.
This Chandavardhana king used to stay in his palace for a month, until the lamp went out. His queen used to worry, "My husband is in the dark, he is suffering." When the lamp went out, the servants would light it with oil. It would burn until midnight, then they would light it again with oil, and it would burn until evening. Then they would light it again. The king, who was weak due to illness, died at night. After that, Sagarachandra became the king.
He said to his mother, "Take the kingdom, my sons will be born." She did not want the kingdom to be taken away. She saw the royal insignia shining in the mirror and thought, "I don't want my sons to get the kingdom. They are so young, I will kill them. She thought of various ways to kill them, but she could not find any. Then she sent a message to the charioteer, "You should send them to the forest tomorrow. If they cry, you should kill them with a sword."
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