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## Muni-Life and Emergency
107.
"The destruction of the ash-disease by the consumption of food" - this statement is not sufficient. Secondly, it seems somewhat incongruous that a Guru, consuming such a large quantity (equivalent to a hundred pots) of oily, sweet, and phlegmatic heavy substances daily, would still take six months to calm the ash-fire. As far as we understand, and we have consulted some experienced physicians on this matter, this disease cannot persist for such a long time in such favorable food conditions, nor can such a long journey on foot be possible in such a state of the disease. Therefore, the mention of five days in the "Rajavali Katha" does not seem incongruous. Thirdly, the two poems attributed to Samantabhadra, which are said to be introductions to him, seem completely irrelevant. Firstly, the question being asked by the king on that occasion seems out of place - the occasion was for the king to fall at his feet and seek forgiveness. Secondly, Samantabhadra, when urged to greet him, had already given his introduction by stating that he was not a "Shiva worshiper" but a "Jina worshiper". Even if it is considered appropriate to ask such a question for a specific introduction, then in response, Samantabhadra should have given an introduction of his lineage and Guru lineage, or at the most, told the story of his ash-disease, its origin, and its calming through his journey. But none of this is present in the two verses mentioned - there is no mention of lineage or Guru lineage, nor is there any mention of the origin of the ash-disease, etc. - both of them