Jain Legend Vol 1

SR No.: 007594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 367
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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pot broke when the rice pudding was boiling over and the pudding fell on the soil. With a small face, Go laka joined the Lord.
Thereafter, the Lord reached the 'Brahmin village' divided into two parts in the name of the important persons there, 'Nanda' and 'Upananda', as Nandap aka and Upanamdp aka. Lord Mah v ra went to Nandap aka for alms to Nanda's house. There he got curd rice. Go laka went to Upananda's house at Upanandap aka and received stale food at the hands of the house cleaner, which he refused. At this, Upananda told the house cleaner, "If he does not accept alms throw it on his head.” The house cleaner did just that and angered Go laka, who cursed the householders, and left. According to the va yakac r i, Go laka cursed them that a fire may burn Upananda's house. With the effort of the penance, to prove his words, he took help from the vyamtaragods to burn Upananda's house to prove the effect of his curse.
After leaving the Brahmin village the Lord came to Camp and there completed his third monsoon stay. At that time, the Lord observed a twomonth fast and observed different postures ( sanas) and meditation practices. His first two months fast breaking happened in Camp and the second two-month fast was broken outside Camp.
The 4th year of spiritual-exertion
Leaving Amga country's Camp city the Lord reached the province of Kl ya. There at an abandoned house, the Lord became meditative but Go laka started to tease, and make fun with a maidservant at the house entrance. The maidservant went and complained to the village headman and the headman's son Puru asimha beat up Go laka. From K 1 ya, the Lord went to PuttaK laya. There too while the Lord became meditative at a lonely place Go laka did some or the other mischief and ended up being a target of people's wrath. They left Puttak laya and went to Kum raka. There in a beautiful garden, Campaka, the Lord entered into meditation. The disciple c rya of P r van tha, Municandra, was staying with his disciples there at a shed of a potter named K pan tha. He had made a disciple the head monk and accepted the jinakalpa (conduct like Mah v ra's).
When Go laka went on his own for alms, he saw the Pr va tradition monks wearing colourful robes. Out of inquisitiveness Go laka asked
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