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A Story about Destruction of Vaišali.
There is another story about the destruction of Vaisāli. It runs as follows:-King Kûnika of Magadha, very often thought of taking revenge on his own maternal uncle King Cèţaka of Vaisali. Ile laid seige to Vaisält a number of times but he was not successful. He at last tried to accomplish his object through the help of a goddess. He worshipped the goddess with much devotion. After numerous solicitations, and humble entreaties, the goddess appeared before him and consented to do his work. She instructed Kūpika to call upon prostitute Mågadhikā of Campā Nagari to entice Kûlavāluka Muni, also of Campā Nagari to belp him in conquering Vaisāli. Māgadhikā was living at Campā Nagarî. Kūpika sent for her and informed her about his conversation with the goddess, and also instructed her to entice Kûlavāluka either by inducements or entreaties or by any other method suitable to her.
Māgadhikā consented to do the work. Acting the part of a suddha śrävikā (a female devotee of Jainism) she went to the Jaina Ācārya in the town and got information about the Kūlaväluka Muni. The Ācārya said:-An excellent muni (ascetic) had an ill-behaved disciple. Whenever his Guru was giving him heaIthy advice for his misgivings and transgressions in daily routine religious ceremonies, he was offended. One day he thought of taking revenge on his Guru. When both of them, had been to a big mountain in the vicinity, for a pilgrimage, the ill-natured disciple tried to kill his Quru by hurling on the Guru who was walking in front of him, a very heavy slab of stone. But fortu. nately, the Guru escaped without the slightest injury. The Guru at that time, angrily gave him a curse, teiling him that he would have his Vow of Celibay broken by a woman of low character. With the object of avoiding the happenings of the Guru's curse and also in order to escape the stain on his ascetic. life, the disciple went away into a thick forest where not a single woman can be found,
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |