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INTRODUOMON. ooours. As exceptions ho mentions (p. 12b.) the commentarios on the Dodavaikklika, Avasyaka, Prajntpand-sütros, "eto.' and Samaradityakatha, Raddarsanasamucoayu, Lokatattvanirpdya,
eto.' It is, however, doubtful, whether the Samarádityakatha is an exception to the rule, since three Mss. read the word viraha in the last verse. (See the footnote to the passage in question.) According to the legend the mark' viraha reførs to Haribhadra's loss of his nephews and pupils Hamag and Paramahamsa, whom, however, he does not mention anywhere in his writings as far as I know. There may be som8 truth in this report; but out of the simple fact, if fact it was, there grow a long story full of miraculous incidents, which, as I have already said above, forms the greater part of the legendáry life of Haribhadra. I subjoin an abstract of it as given ip the Prabhávakacarita (IX 48-206).
His sister's sons Hamsa and Paramahamsa, who had left their father's house in disgust, became his pupils and were instruoted by him in logic. They desired to go to a Buddhist town in order to learn their Šāstra, but Haribhadra foreseeing some disaster entreated them not to go; nevertheless they in. sisted on it and want, in disguise, to the Buddhist town, where they were instructed by a Buddhist muni. Having learnt the objections raised by the Buddhists against Jainism, they wrote a olever refutation of them on some leaves. A' blast of wind carried the leaves away, and they were brought to the Buddhist muni, who thus became aware of the presence of some Jains yati amongst his pupils. In order to find him out he had the image of a Jina placed in the gateway so that all must trample on it on entering. But the two brothers painted with chalk the sacred thread on tho breast of the image, and then they were not afraid to put their foot on it. Now the Buddhist muni employed another triok. All pupils were bonfined in an upper room and watohes were placed with them; and when they were maloop, ho caused a number of įars to be rolled down from the upper story. The sleepers started up in terror and invoked their ipfadovaldo. The two brothers invoking the Jina, Wore thas found out; but they took a couple of umbrellas and spreading them jumped out of the window.. Thøy reachod the ground without hurt or injury and filed at great speed. Bud. dhist soldiers pursued them. When thoy were 'approaching
| SR No. | 010741 |
| Book Title | Samraicca Kaha Vol 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Hermann Jacobi |
| Publisher | Asiatic Society |
| Publication Year | 1926 |
| Total Pages | 938 |
| Language | Sanskrit, English |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 33 MB |