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besmearing his feet with a medicinal paste, cross it (the river) and visit Acalapura daily. The people were struck with wonder and used to invite him for dinner. He began to discuss whether there could be anybody with such a prowess in JainaŚāsana. While such discussions were going on in the city, once, Ārya SamitaSūri came there. By the power of his supreme imagination he came to know about the intention of that ascetic for performing such a miracle; and hence, he ordered one of his devotees-a Srāvaka to invite the fellow for dinner. Before sitting for dinner, he managed to wash his feet with hot water. As soon as they were washed, that paste was removed When the ascetic, after his dinner, went back and and approachad the bank of the river, he was puzzled Yet for the sake of maintaining his own position, he began to walk over the surface of the water. Just after a short distance he began to sink down The Guruji, chanting some verses threw a vāsaksépa, and thus the water gave way to the sinking man. Thus, he was sayed by the Guru. 1 he ascetic felt ashamed and the people were made tongue-tied by the supreme power of Arya Samita Sūri Then Guruji visited the Brahma dvipa and after preaching the 500 ascetics he converted them into Jainism. As he dwelt in Brahmadvipa, from that name started the Sākhā which was known as "Brahmadvipikā.”
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