Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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In the morning, after the completion of his routine activities, he started for Da a P rvadhara rya Bhadragupta. Mean while rya Bhadragupta said to his disciples, "Sons! Last night I dreamt that a lion cub drunk and licked the sweet pudding (kheer) off my bowl. My dream indicates that someone who is extremely intelligent is coming to obtain knowledge of the ten p rvas from me."
rya Bhadragupta just completed his sentence, when Monk Vajra stood in front of him, offering him humble reverential salutations, and telling him the purpose of his coming, prayed him to teach him the scriptures. With the gestures and attributes of his body, considering Vajra as able and worthy of learning the scriptures, rya Bhadragupta started impairing him with the knowledge of the P rvas. When rya Vajra fully completed his study of the P rvas with their meanings, Bhadragupta gave him permission to go back to rya Simhagiri and Vajra Monk went back to his teacher. Pleased, rya Simhagiri came to Da apura and appointed Vajra Monk as a 'V caka'.
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Seeing his beloved disciple Vajra monk attaining the status of Da aP rvadhar rya Simhagiri's happiness knew no bounds. As he realised that he would be leaving the physical body in a very short time, in V.N. 548, he appointed his disciple Da ap rvadhara rya Vajra as his successor c rya, to head the congregation after him. As rya Vajra became c rya, everyone organised a grand festival to celebrate the c rya Vajra was wandering along with 500 monks at that
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rya Vajra Sw m served his Guru with devotion during the last days of his life. After the accession of his Guru to heaven, c rya Vajra Sw m proficiently ran the organisation and served Jain order. Wandering through different places preaching the Jain Dharma, he, once arrived at P al putra and camped in a garden outside the city. Thousands of people
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men, women, children and old - thronged the garden to sanctify their souls by listening to his transcendental preaching and by catching a glimpse of him.
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Captivated and enlightened by his extremely appealing and amazing discourses, a great number of men and women vowed to follow the path of righteousness, and observed the rules and vows of Jainism.
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