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Life and Stories of Parçvanatha
joyously performed a mimic representation. The hermits of that region spoke of this occurrence to King Karakaṇḍu, in Campa, who thereupon came to greet the Lord. The gods set up an image of the Lord which the king adored; he built for it an extensive caitya. The image had the power to grant desires, and to remove untoward influences (139). The lake Kuṇḍa became a purifying tirtha, assuming the name Kalikuṇḍa, because the mountain Kali was in its vicinity. The elefant died piously in due time at that tīrtha, and was reborn as a wealthy miracle-performing Vyantara. Pārçvanātha then went to Çivapuri, and placed himself in kayotsarga posture in the forest of Kauçamba. The serpent king Dharana (see v. 63), remembering his former kindness, arrived there in great state to do him honor, and performed a mimic representation. During three days he held an umbrella over the Lord's head to protect him from the sun. From that time on the city there was called Ahichattrā ('Mushroom,' lit., Serpent's umbrella'). He then went to Rajapura, where King İçvara came to do him honor. At the sight of the Lord the king remembered the events of a former birth, and narrated them to his minister (1-49):
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Episode of the Brahman, Datta, who was afflicted with leprosy
In former days there lived in Çrīvasantapura a Brahman, Datta by name, skilled in omens and horoscopes. Having become afflicted with leprosy, he was despised by his family, and went to the Gañgā to die. As he was
First of the four historic Pratyekabuddhas. For their history and literary belongings see Charpentier, Paccekabuddhageschichten, pp. 35 ff. 'kaleḥ kundasyāsanna bhāvitvāt; see p. 22.
