________________ JAIN : JAMALI 73 ance of Bahuratavada. But he was a man of firm conviction. He hit upon a plan to reconvert the dissenters to the True Path. One day she was engaged in her usual studies and Dhanka was busy with his professional work. Suddenly he took a burning coal from his kiln and threw it upon her upper garment with the result that a small portion of it caught fire. She at once said, "O layman votary! You have burnt my upper garment." (Visesavasyaka Bhasya 2324). He gave a quick reply, "The proposition, what is burning is burnt, is against your doctrine." A minor discussion followed but the dialectics of Dhanka had the desirable effect upon her and others who were still under the influence of Jamali. All of them uttered with one voice, "Oh noble man, we intend to follow your exhortation which is full of truth." Then they headed by Dhanka came to the Lord and rejoined him. Thus Jamali was left all alone and died without any follower. The Jaina philosophical school remained intact. WITTER T yan 6 SUV surve Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
