Jain Legend Vol 3

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

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Since that day, monk Hari Bhadra started calling himself as Y kin Mahattar S nu. Serving the venerable teacher, monk Hari Bhadra with deep faith and devotion and diligently started deep study of all Jain scriptures.
c rya Jinabha a after careful analysis of his disciple from all angles and finding an auspicious time anointed Hari Bhadra as a c rya. After being anointed as c rya, Hari Bhadra undertook long and painful wandering of different parts of the country for preaching Jainism and imparting deep knowledge of Jain doctrine to worthy followers and scholars.
Two sons of his sister Hamsa and Paramahamsa, with supreme beneficial wishes, took initiation into Jain monkhood from c rya Hari Bhadra. They both started studying with Hari Bhadra. In a short time, c rya Hari Bhadra made both monks Hamsa and Paramahamsa expert scholars in scriptures and logic studies. In the heart of both these monks, a strong desire arose to learn Buddhist literature. They both expressed desire to
c rya Hari Bhadra. Based on his knowledge of astrology and causation and seeing the ill effects of their desire later, c rya Hari Bhadra advised them strongly to stay there and acquire higher knowledge there itself as many scholars of high calibre are available there itself. But on persistence and non stoppable persuasion of both disciples, crya Hari Bhadra very unwillingly gave permission to them to study Buddhism at a far off place. After paying respects to their teacher, they both proceeded to learn Buddhism. They both disguised themselves, after removing all signs of a Jain monk so that they cannot be identified so, reached the kingdom of a Buddhist king. There, to quench their thirst for knowledge, reached the famous Buddhist school and got admission for study there. With the best facilities available for boarding and lodging and with abundantly intelligent and potentially bright scholars, started learning the difficult Buddhist logic literature very easily. To refute all non refutable explanations given by Buddhist c ryas for Jain logic, they with their prior knowledge of Jain scriptures and logic started writing them and their refutations based on eternal truth of Jain doctrine and similar non refutable Jain responses with proof and references separately. Unfortunately due to some preordained reasons, these papers written by them flew away from their hands in air and landed with Buddhist students. After reading them, these Buddhist students presented them to their teacher. When the Buddhist c rya, conversant with the subject read
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