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ARAMASOBHA
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"Your Holiness ! I shall presently return to the palace and crown Aramasobba's son Malayasundara as king Immediately thereafter I shall return to thee Till I come back, may your Holy Grace not withdraw from this city ?"
The king came back to the palace and placed the young prince on the thrope. Then both the king and the queen were initiated into the holy order Tbey spent their time in acquiring scriptural knowledge and soon became profound The king, now a monk, was dominated by the Acharya as his successor to the holy chair and uoder his able guidance, the order ilourished Aramasobha became the head of the order of nuns For many years, they served the order and then gave up their mortal frames through spiritual fasts and attained coveted higher regions,