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nobler virtues. To him, penance was the end. This is the occassion when he can be saved from the fall. He was full of care for the welfare of the pupil. He told: to Agnisharma :
‘Dear pupil ! Your power of forbear-- ance is stronger than that of the Himalayas. Common man can not even imagine your forbearance. To-day is your test. After doing so much penance please do not make it null and void. Think seriously whether there is no hole of vice like anger in the ship of your penance. You yourself have to examine this breakage....'
Agnisharma as if did not hear anything of this. He heard only word every now and then-revenge' yes only revenge. By anger, man does harm to himself first and then to others.
Two men are fighting with one another. The first one says, 'I will beat you. with shoes.' But for beating others, he:
