Way of Life Part 1

SR No.: 006513
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 432
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Religion
File Size: 22 MB

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THE WAY OF LIFE
fortunate in having a Gurudev who was a versatile genius. If he did not have such a preceptor, the Jain tradition would have lost a great scholar and Sadhu.
The Gurudev listened to Siddarshi calmly. Then, he took up every statement of Siddharshi and disproved it by an irrefutable argument. Siddharshi was greatly amazed. “The Jain arguments and doctrines are wonderful. The Buddhistic philosophy is nothing before Jainism.” He felt so and said to his Gurudev, "Gurudev ! The Jain philosophy is great. Now, I do not want to become a Buddhist. But I have to go and meet the Bauddha acharya to inform him of my decision”. The Gurudev did not prevent him from going. He did not fear that he would lose his disciple. He did not fear that his disciple would again be caught in the snares of the Bauddha acharya's arguments. The Gurudev did not have any worry. He had faith in his disciple. He knew that the disciple would not remain there without informing him. Even if he was influenced by the arguments of the Bauddha acharya, he would come to tell him about it and he thought, "When he comes back, I can change his mind”.
SIDDHARSHI WENT TO THE BAUDDHA ACHARYA
The same thing happened. Siddharshi went to the Bauddha acharya. He presented an argument to show him that the Jain philosophy was great. The Bauddha acharya gave a counterargument and established the superiority of Buddhism. Siddharshi who liked logic again felt impressed by the Bauddha acharya's argument. Again, he went to his Gurudev. He reported to him the arguments of the Bauddha acharya. The Jain acharya refuted the arguments and established the superiority of the Jain Dharma. Siddharshi found his arguments irrefutable. Siddharshi's sharp intellect began to waver. He, thus, went to the Bauddha acharya twenty one times.
SIDDHARSHI READ THE “LALITAVISTARA"
When Siddharshi came back to his Gurudev for the twenty first time, the Gurudev did not start an argument with him. He did not spread the net of logic. Leaving a Dharmagrantha at