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Hemasūri's sermon had its desired effects. Kumara. pāla made up his mind to refrain from killing, flesh-eating and hunting till the end of his
(Kāvyānusāsana, II, p.p. CCLXXXIII-IV). The utmost that can be said in favour of Dr. Buhler's view is that Hemasāri and Kumārspāla's intimate contact must have begun after the greatest expansion of his empire, and Kumārapāla must have found time for “doing honour daily to that monk" after war expeditions and conquests were over. The question arises as to when Kumārapäla and Hemachandra first met. According to Jingmandanagani, Kumārapāla once went to Pattana to wait upon Jayasimha and saw Hemācharya seated on & lion-seat before the king. He felt that as the learned Jain monk was being respected by the king, it would be a meritorious thing to meet him; 80 he went to the lecture-hall of Hemasūri and asked him what the best virtus was. Hemachandra asked him to behave as a brother towards the wives of others. Kumārapālaprabandha, p.p. 18–22.
There is nothing improbable or incredible in the account of Jinamandana. Kumārapāls must have been attending the court of Jayasimha to wait upon the king before he came to know of the evil intention of Siddharāja, and 88 Hemasāri attended Jayasimha's court frequently, Kumārapala must have seen him. Moreover, as Hemācharya was much respected by Jayasimba, Kumārapāla must have thought it advisable to see him. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
