Jain Legend Vol 2

SR No.: 007595
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: 342
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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like me is like trying to extract oil from sand. Take pity on me and fulfil my desire", said the monk.
Intelligent Ko said in a decisive tone, "O great soul! A monk may break his vow, but a courtesan never breaks her traditional rules. If you still want to fulfil your desire, I can give you a solution. The King of Nepal K itip la used to donate bejewelled blankets to novice monk. Go there and get the blanket for me”.
Blinded by lust, the monk at once proceeded to Nepal. He did not even think for a moment that Mok a are prohibited to wander during the monsoon season. To quench the thirst of his burning lust, he crossed thick forests inhabited by wild animals and insurmountable mountains and eventually reached Nepal. There he obtained the bejewelled blanket from the king. He folded it and hid it in a hollow bamboo stick. Pleased with his achievement, he started his return journey to Pal
putra.
The monk presented himself with greedy eyes, expressing his hankering, gave her the blanket which he obtained after great struggle. Ko wiped her feet with the blanket and threw it in the gutter.
Seeing the fate of the blanket which he acquired with unceasing efforts and facing many obstacles, he expressed in a sad and surprised tone, "O dove-eyed one! You have thrown this extremely precious blanket into the filthy gutter; you are a very foolish woman".
Ko immediately replied, “O monk! Like an imbecile, you are worrying about the blanket but you are least bothered about your conduct – jewel which you are willing to ruin by falling into the filthiest deep mire of worldly pleasures".
When the monk listened to Ko 's reprimanding moral preaching, the shadow of lust that had engulfed his mind immediately disappeared. He felt remorse at his degeneration. He expressed his gratitude to Ko for her timely guidance and for saving him from sinking into the ocean of material existence.
Thereafter, the monk left the house of Ko & stood in front of c rya Sambh tavijaya. Truthfully narrating the tale of his decline, he asked for
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