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become mere bones and because of limited food, a severe disease affected his body. On request by physicians, he began to consume curd.
Once, wandering alone, Ud yana reached V tabhaya city. When the minister found out, with a bad feeling, he told the king Ke - “Sage Ud yana is coming again to take his kingdom. Hence killing him immediately is better for us.” Ke immediately did not agree with the minister, but the minister continuously explained to him he agreed with the plan of giving Ud yana poisonous food. Upon his orders poisonous curd, brought by a herdswoman, was given to Ud yana, eating which, within a while of the poison having its effect, sage Ud yana became alert and accepting that food with equanimity, ascending the ksapaka re through deep meditation, he attained pure knowledge and after a half month's samlekhan , obtained nirva.
This sage Ud yana is the last king who attained mok a following sermons of Lord Mah v ra.
Some memorable moments of Lord Mah v ra
Once, Lord Mah v ra was seated in the garden named Manoramin Pottanapura city. The king of that city, Prasannacandra, impressed by the Lord's detachment inspiring sermon, took initiation and learning under elder monks, became well versed in the S tras. After sometime, the Lord left Pottanapura and came to R jag ha. Monk Prasannacandra was also with him. At R jag ha, a little distance away from the Lord, he stood at one place in meditation. By coincidence, going to serve the Lord, king
re ika passed that way and saw him standing on one leg, meditating. After paying obeisance to the Lord he said – “Lord, the monk who is meditating on the way, if he dies now, what destination he will reach?” The Lord said – "The seventh hell."
re ika was surprised that even a monk doing great penance can go to hell. After sometime, out of curiosity, he asked that question again. Lord Mah v ra said - "If he dies now, he will be a god in the Sarvartha Siddhi vim na.” Hearing this, re ika was even more perplexed. Clearing his doubt the Lord said –“Oh king! When you asked the first time, the meditating monk was indulging in a mental battle with his opponent monks and during the time of your second question, repenting for his
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