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adds two more rebirths as crocodiles and he-buffaloes to those of the PCR. The TSP (II. p. 164) agrees with the PCV. Here the losing of wealth in the game of dice is not referred to. Bhāvana returned from his voyage at night. As he entered his house, he was killed by Haridāsa who suspected the former to be a thief. It is mentioned that the father and the son passed through several painful rebirths.
24. Tbe previous births of Vidyadhara Megha vāhana and
Sahasranayana or the story of Sasi and Avaliya :
Having listened to the preceding story, Cakravartin (Sagara), who had married the sister of Sahasranayana and had helped Sahasranayana, asked the Jina to narrate the previous births of the sons of Purnaghana and Sulocana (Meghavāhana and Sahasranayana respectively). Then the Jina narrated the story (5. 93-111) explaining the consequences of instigating some one to commit murder.
Saśi and Avaliya were the pupils of Rambhaka of Padmapura. Once Avaliya purchased a cow from a cowherd. But immediately on being instigated by Sasi, the cowherd killed Avaliya and sold the same cow to Sasi. Avaliya was reborn as a Mleccha. He killed Sasi when the latter was proceeding to Tamraliptinagara. Sasi was reborn as a bull. The bull on being killed again by that Mleccha was reborn as a cat. The Mleccha was reborn as a rat. The rat was killed by the cat. Thus killing each other they transmigrated as hellish beings, animals, slaves, and lords of demons. Sasi was reborn as Kulandhara and Avaliya as priest Puşyabhūti. The priest wanted to kill Kulandhara but being enlightened by a monk he accepted monkhood and was reborn in Sanatkumāra heaven. Kulandhara was also reborn there. Both of them were further reborn as the servants of king Vrşabha of Ariñjayapura in Dhătakikhanda. They renounced the world along with the king and became celestial beings in the Sahasrāra heaven. From there Sasi was reborn as Meghavāhana and Avaliya as Sahasranayana.
According to the PCR (5.113-133) Rambhaka is named as Sankhikorambha. He was a wealthy man. He caused disruption between his pupils, Sasi's journey to Tamraliptinagara is not mentioned. In place of Vrsabha, the king is named as Sahasrasira. The PCS (5.7.10) refers to them but the story is not narrated. The RPS (ch. 3) calls Sarikhika a brahmin. It agrees with the PCR with minor changes in names and animal lives. The TSP (II. p. 164) calls Rambhaka a wandering mendicant. It mentions the enmity between Sasi and Avaliya, but does not give details about their further births.
