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## The 67th Chapter, Whose Name is Also the Lotus of the Heart for the Liberation of Beings
May the merciful Namīnātha, whose very name is sufficient for liberation, grant us all the wealth of liberation soon. ||5||
In this Jambudvīpa, in the land of Bhārata, in the country of Vatsa, there is a city called Kauśāmbī. In this city, a king named Pārthiva ruled. ||2||
He was like the eye of the Ikshvāku dynasty, he held Lakshmi on his chest, he was extremely powerful, and he adorned himself like a true Chakravartin, conquering all directions. ||3||
He had a son named Siddhārtha, born to his beautiful queen Sundā. One day, the king went to the garden called Manohara. There, he saw the Muni named Muni-vara, the possessor of the eye of supreme knowledge, and humbly asked him about the nature of Dharma. The Muni explained the true nature of Dharma. Hearing this, the king became detached. He began to think: "In this world, beings take birth with the capital of death, becoming debtors to death. ||4-6||
In every birth, they suffer countless sorrows, increasing their debt, and become miserable, falling into misfortunes, or becoming poor. Until this being earns the wealth of the three jewels and pays the interest on the debt to the creditor of death, how can he attain health? How can he be happy?" Having decided this, he began to strive to destroy the enemy of karma. ||7-8||
The wise king Pārthiva, having given his kingdom to his son Siddhārtha, who was skilled in the scriptures and capable of protecting the people, went to the feet of the venerable Muni Muni-vara and took the Jina-dīkshā. This is right, for this is the nature of the virtuous. ||9-10||
The powerful Siddhārtha also attained right faith, took the vows of the Aṇuvrata, etc., and ruled his people, enjoying pleasures with happiness. ||11||
As time passed, one day he heard of the death of his father, Pārthiva Muni-raja. Hearing the news of his death, his desire for worldly things vanished. He quickly went to the garden called Manohara and, from the Kevali Bhagavān named Mahābala, learned the detailed meaning of the truth. ||12-13||