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box also became clearly visible. The king and his courtiers warmly praised Acharyashri and his Vainayiki Buddhi.
Now the king requested Acharyashri that he should advise about some such strange and puzzling thing that could be sent to the friendly king in reciprocation. Acharyashri asked him to get a gourd fruit. Under his supervision the gourd was carefully cut in the middle and its hollow was filled with some gems. After that the two pieces were joined and the joint was skilfully covered with shellac of matching colour. The joint became invisible and the gourd looked fresh and natural as before. The king sent this gourd to his friend with a message that he should take out the gems within the gourd without breaking it. A few days later the king got the news that no one could take out the gems from the gourd. The king was pleased. He thanked and praised Acharyashri.
10. Agad - There was a king in a small city. As small was his city so was his army. Once a neighbouring and powerful king attacked and laid siege around his city. When the king failed to find a way to save his town he made an announcement that whoever had whatever poison, he should bring it to the king. Numerous people brought numerous different types of poison in large quantities. The king, with the help of his spies, arranged to drop all this poison in the well, outside the town, which was the only source of drinking water for the attacking army.
Once this was done a doctor (a) came with a small bottle of poison. When the king saw this, he got angry - "You have come so late, doctor! And that too with this tiny bottle of poison?" The doctor explained - "Sir! Please don't get agitated. This is a highly toxic poison. This small bottle can kill much more people than all the poison you have collected till now."
Raising his eye brows the king asked - "How is it possible? Can you prove?" The doctor requested for an old elephant to be brought there. When it was brought, the doctor plucked out a hair from its tail and applied the poison with the tip of a needle at that pore. As the poison spread into the elephant's body it started going limp. The doctor said - "Sir! The poison will slowly contaminate the whole body of this elephant. Whoever eats its flesh will also be poisoned. That is why this is called Sahasrabedhi (destroyer of one thousand) poison; in other words, a highly toxic poison."
The king believed what the doctor had said. Seeing the elephant fall, the king said "Doctor, the poor elephant is dying just for nothing. Can you cure it with some anti-dote. The doctor said "Why not. A doctor who does not know about an antidote of a poison he has administered, is no doctor." And he administered an antidote into the same pore. Soon the elephant regained its strength.
The doctor had gained this profound knowledge through his Vainayiki Buddhi. 11, 12.The Charioteer and the Courtesan - These examples are part ofthe story of Sthulbhadra.
13. Sheetashati (etc.) In a town there was a very greedy king, His sons studied with a great scholar. The princes were generous and modest. This inspired the teacher to teach them very sincerely. Whentheir education was complete the princes gave their teacher a large purse of money as gift. Some how the king came to know of this and thought of killing the scholar to get this purse. The conspiracy was revealed to the princes. Driven by their profound respect and love for their teacher the princes decided to secretly warn him to save his life.
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
