Jain Legend Vol 3

SR No.: 007596
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: 237
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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of your brother with you in your service and impart proper education to him.'
Seeing the auspicious and beautiful signs on the body of Mahip la, Dro a realized on the basis of his knowledge that this child would become a great influential c rya of Jainism.
Dro c rya started the sequential teaching of words and vocabulary, valid knowledge. View - points, literature, scriptures, conduct and many other different subjects. All these lessons kept on landing in Mahip la's mind and speech well.
Mahip la started developing a feeling of faith and deep affection towards Dron c rya. He started feeling pain even when Dron c rya was away from him for a moment. Hence he got himself initiated into rama a monkhood. After Mahip la attained high level of scholarship in all subjects, Dro c rya thought him most suitable to be anointed as c rya and anointed him as a crya. In this way monk Mahip la on being anointed as a c rya, became popular as S r с rya.
One day the principal persons of King Bhoja went to the royal court of King Bh ma and they recited averse there. This verse meant 'who with his very loud thunder in one jump and with one paw cut the hind part of a wild elephant and spread his immortal light everywhere, that lion can neither have friendship nor separation from a deer.
King Bh ma heard that verse with extreme disdain and exercise utmost restraint. He did not allow slightest lines on his forehead nor redness in his eyes.
King Bh ma did traditional welcome of the principal persons of King Bhoja, ordered adequate arrangements for their stay and food and requested them to take rest in the rest house.
After King Bhoja's principals left, King Bh ma asked his prime minister and chiefs etc to locate a distinguished scholar who is fit to translate this verse properly.
Scholars sitting in King Bh ma's court tried to provide proper answers by composing many verses. But the king did not find any one adequately
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