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A senior ascetic
Arya Bhadrabahu
is a scholar of the complete twelves Angas but he is busy with his
higher meditation in Nepal. Besides him there is no living scholar of the 14 Purvas.
MAHAYOGI STHULABHADRA
The ascetic organization unanimously passed a We should
resolution and sent a deputation of ascetics to go and request
Bhadrabahu in Nepal. The deputation requested Arya Bhadrabahu
Arya Bhadrabahuto teach
Aryavar ! Many scholarly Drishtivad to
ascetics have died during the ascetics and save (drought. Now you are the only scholar the knowledge of of Drishtivad. Therefore, please impart Agams from
the knowledge to able ascetic and extinction.
save it from extinction.
Arya Bhadrabahu said,
I am busy with my higher meditation. I can not abandon
it to come to Magadh.
How then will the knowledge
of Agams be saved? Is your individual advancement in meditation more important than that. Would you ignore the command of the religious
organization (Sangb) ?
Alright, I will honour the command of the Sangh. You may send able ascetics to me.
I will certainly teach them.
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