Jain Legend Vol 4

SR No.: 007597
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: 241
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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Candra gaccha. The list of cryas of this gaccha, in chronological order is given below:
lagu a S ri: Life history of lagu a S ri, who originally belonged to Candra gaccha and who laid the foundation
gamika gaccha is as follows:
In the eastern region, Bha nika, the King of Kanauja had a son called Kum ra. He studied literature, prosody, rhetoric, archery, etc. befitting a royal prince. One day he went to the forest for hunting. He shot an arrow at a pregnant female deer. No sooner did the arrow pierce her body, the deer swooned, and gave birth to a fawn. It succumbed leaving the newly born to its fate.
Seeing harrowing plight of the deer, the prince was benumbed and perturbed. He felt immense remorse. He condemned and cursed himself. King Bha nika consoling his son arranged for the golden idols of the deer and fawn to be made and as an act of contrition, fragmented the idols and distributed the gold among Brahmins. In spite of this, Kum ra was not convinced. Guilt was eating away his conscience. In the middle of the night, disguising himself, he silently and stealthily walked bare foot, out of the palace towards the jungle without informing anyone.
After many days, he reached a city called 'Kodamagh r aka' in Sthalavat. Under the instructions of a lay devotee, he went to a c rya called "Siddhasimha'. He got enlightened listening to his sermons and took initiation into asceticism. After initiation he diligently studied scriptures under his preceptor. He mastered other supernatural powers, along with scriptures within a short time. He was considered as an outstanding scholar of his times, in scriptures.
One day Kum ra Monk asked his guru Siddhasimha S ri inquisitively, “Lord! The scripture based pure code of conduct promulgated by Omniscient is presently not seen anywhere. What is the reason for it?”
The c rya was perplexed listening to the sudden query of his disciple. He replied, "Son! Owing to the inauspicious effect of Du am k la, activities can not be performed as prescribed in the scriptures.
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