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213. who asked her: 'Now, my dear, what is this that you have got?' She replied: There is nothing.' Then our mother came near to her.
214. Then through greed for money she struck her with the blade of a sword and killed her. Seeing this we came up to her in consternation,
215. and from the lap of our wretched sister as she got up in consternation the purse at once slipped down.
This same greatly unprofitable pelf which was thrown into the tank has turned up again.
216. When we saw this we thought:
217. Those therefore are here blessed and full of merit who have renounced this after having recourse to the initiation in the Jaina religion.
218. Reflecting thus we carried out the cremation ceremony for our mother, gave the house to our sister and were initiated in the presence of a guru.
219. So, meditating on this previously experienced fear I let fall the word 'Bhaya' as I was entering the meditation ground.
220. Then in the second watch the sadhu Suvrata was very frightened as he entered there and said: Mahā-bhaya.' So Abhaya asked him why.
221. Then he said: 'I was of a family from a village in the region of Anga, proud by nature. One day a robber band fell upon us.
222. In fear of them I ran away with the people of the village and lay hid near the house. Then the thieves reached my home.
223. My wife said to them: Why do you not take the women?', but the wretch did not know that I, her husband was listening.
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224. Esteeming that she was willing they took her to their village and handed her to their chief whose mistress she became.
