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During Subastın's stay in Ujjayini, and under his direction, splendid religious festivals and processions in honour of the Arhat were celebrated, and great was the devotion manifested by the king and his subjects on this occasion The example and advice of Sampratı induced his vassals to embrace and patronise lus creed, so that not only in his kingdom but also in the adjacent countries the monks could practise their religion (66-83)
In order to extend the sphere of their activity to uncivil. ized countries, Samprati sent there messengers disguised as Jaina monks They described to the people the kind of food and other requisites which monks may accept as alms, enjoining tliem to give such things instead of the usual tax to the revenue collectors who would visit them from time to time Of course these revenue collectors were to be Jamna monks. Having thus prepared the way for them, he induced the Superior to send monks to those countries, for they would find it in no way im. possible to live there Accordingly missionaries were sent to the Andhras and Dramılas, who found everything as the king had told Thus the uncivilized nations were brought under the influence of Jainism (89-102)
Remembering that in his preceding life he had been a starring beggar, Samprati gave order that at the gates of the town the needy should be supplied with food and drink The remnants of the food which the cooks used to eat themselves, he caused to be reserved for the monks, and compensated the cooks with money Such was the religious zeal of the king, that he ordered the merchants to gire the monks gratis all things they should ask for, and to draw on the royal treasury for the value of the goods It may be imagined that the merchants did not hesitate to obey the liberal king's order (103112).
Although the alms with thich the monks were thus supplied are expressly forbidden by the rules of the church, Suhastın afraid to offend the zealous king, dared not make any opposition Vahagiri, therefore, severely blamed Suhastin, and
| 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 |