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PARISISTAPARFAX.
the tree Pâtalıputra The artisans of the king arriving at the spot Tent round the tree in an erer-widening circle till they heard the cry of a jackal. At that moment they dropped the measuring line, thus marking the limits of the city In its centre a fine Jaina temple was raised by the order of the king who was a derout Jaina and many other stately buildings adorned the new capital of Udāyın He became a powerful monarch of whom the other kings stood in great atre (175– 188) Once a king who had incurred Udāyin's displeasure was dethroned by him and died in the flight. His son entered the service of Udāvin's enemy, the king of Avanti, and promised to rid bim of his rral, if he would acknowledge him afterwards as his friend and equal He accordingly went to Pātaliputra watching for an occasion to get near Udáyin Observing that the Jaina monks had free access to the king, the disguised prince entered the order as a notice, and succeeder in completely gawing the confidence of his superior. On a pausadhaday the Sūri accompanied by the notice who carried a concealed weapon about him, went to the palace and preached to the king After the sermon, all laid themselves down and soon fell asleep, except the notice who boldly cut the king's throat and escaped unchallenged by the guards (189–210) Being afraid that he might be regarded an accessory to the crime, and therebs bring disgrace on the Jain community, the guru determined to cut his own throat, so that the murderer would appear to have killed the king and hum Accordingly when in the morning the corpses of the king and the monk were discovered, but the notice could not be found, all thought the latter guilty of the deed He was pursued, but having the start of his pursuers he escaped However, he met with the reward he deserved For the king of Avantı disowned and banished him. Thus he wandered about an exile, detested by all as the murderer of Udayın (211–230)
In Pátaliputra there bred a certain Nanda, the son of a courtesan by a barber. Dreaming once that the town was sur.
This rounded by his entrails, he told his dream to his guru
| SR No. | 010713 |
| Book Title | Sthaviravali Charitra or Parisista Parva |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hermann Jacobi |
| Publisher | Asiatic Society |
| Publication Year | 1932 |
| Total Pages | 467 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 12 MB |