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JAINA STORIES
“It was now a great problem for the Acharya in which the safety of the monks, both individually and collectively, was involved He called all his monks and said, 'Look, we are in the midst of a crisis. Namuchi seems to have some evil design on us He is bent on wiping out our influence from this realm, What should be our duty in this situation ?' After a moment's gap, the Acharya said again, 'This is Teally a challenge and affront to the entire order. Is there no one in the order who my teach Namuchi a good lesson? The very existence of the order is at stake at this moment'
"Discussion started at once within the order as to what should be done in the situation By unanimous opinion, Muni Visbnukumar, who happend to be the elder brother of the ruling monarch, and who was accomplished in great powers, was considered to be the fittest person for this purpose But, at this moment, he was on Mount Meru immersed in the kayotsarga meditation, and the problem was how to reach him there and bring him at once, since time was the most important factor A monk stood up and said, 'I can fly thither and communicate the urgent message to the monk, but I know not how to fly back In view of the urgency, the Acharya gave him leave to go at once, saying that the monk might himself arrange for his return at his convenience
"The whole thing happened as expected Vishnukumar came with the monk and stood before Muni Subrata The whole order was enlivened to see him The Acharya narrated the present difficulty of the order, for which he had been urgently summoned Vishnukumar at once came to the court Everyone at the court stood up at the appearance of the monk, who was himself a prince from this kingdom but the haughty minister did not move Addressing the minister, the monk said, 'Namuchi ! You should know that these are the rainfall months when, according to our sanctions, the monks cannot move out As the chief minister,
| SR No. | 011052 |
| Book Title | Jain Stories 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mahendramuni, K C Lalwani |
| Publisher | A B Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 209 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |