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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those papers and powerful refutations of their doctrine and logic by Jain logic, he started trembling.
Startled by these, the Buddhist c rya said, 'Some intelligent and bright Jain scholar exists as our student definitely. Else refutation of Jain logic by me cannot be negated by anyone else'.
So the c rya went into deep consultation and analysis to locate that Jain scholar in his institute. Over period of time, the deceit and disguise of both Hamsa and Paramahamsa was established.
Seeing their end to their life in sight soon, they immediately tied themselves under an umbrella and jumped, like a soldier with parachute, from the roof of the monastery where they lived and safely landed on earth unhurt. On landing they started running for their life immediately.
A large number of Buddhist soldiers and watchmen posted there saw them and started chasing them. Seeing the soldiers approaching them the elder brother Hamsa said to Paramahamsa, “O brother please run very fast and pay my regards to our teacher and seek forgiveness for my nonhumble misdeed. Right now you run to a Pratip la king S rap la lives in this city visible now and seek asylum in his kingdom. He will arrange for your safe arrival at the teacher's home'.
Hamsa bravely faced and countered the large army of Buddhist soldiers near him. However, in the end he fell on the ground after getting hurt all over his body by their arrows. As per the orders of his elder brother, Paramahamsa arrived safely at King S rap la's palace and with his help succeeded in reaching Citrak a town.
Immediately on seeing his teacher, he fell on his feet in obeisance. Seeking forgiveness for the shameful act of his brother and his own he murmured 'tanme mithy bhavatu du k dtam' and narrated the entire episode from beginning to end to his teacher. While he was narrating the episode, he suffered a heart attack and he fell on the feet of his teacher.
c rya Hari Bhadra was deeply pained at the sudden demise of his influential and intelligent disciples. While in pain of the death of his able disciples, suddenly his heart was filled with anger against Buddhist
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