Jain Center Cincinnati OH 1987 Directory

Author(s): Ila D Punater
Publisher: USA Jain Center Cincinnati OH

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EARS PLUGGED WITH PEGS AND THEIR REMOVAL BY PINCERS
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Once Bhagavān Mahāvīra was standing motionless, absorbed in deep meditation, on the outskirts of the village Chhammāni. A cowherd left his oxen near him and asked him to keep an eye on them. When he returned, he did not find the cattle and so he inquired
about the missing cattle. When he received no reply to his persistent queries, he became furious and plugged hard wooden pegs in the ears of Bhagavān Mahāvīra. The saint bore all the pain patiently. From there, Bhagavān Mahāvīra went to Pāvā. In the course of his begging round, he entered the house of a rich merchant named Siddhartha, who was then sitting in the company of an eminent physician named Kharaka. The physician immediately realised from the facial expression of Bhagavān Mahāvīra that he was suffering from some acute pain. He was persuaded with great difficulty to undergo the operation. He was made to sit in a basin filled with oil, given a massage and then the pegs were removed by means of pincers. The pain was so excruciating that even Bhagavan Mahavira cried out in agony.
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