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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miraculous powers. Annoyed with this, Ya obhadra separated company with him asked him to wander independently. After this he made his second disciple libhadra as his successor and c rya. This libhadra was from Cauh na lineage.
Having not been anointed as being his senior disciple; Balibhadra went o mountains and started severe penance in the caves there. As a result of his severe penance, he acquired many extraordinary powers. When Baibhadra cured the queen of king of Alla a, the ruler proposed to give Balibhadra a large piece of land. Balibhadra declined the king's offer saying that Jains do not keep even the slightest possession what to talk of a piece of land. We people are always engages in the uplift of self and others. Practitioners of spiritual path have nothing to do with moveable or immoveable property.
After this King Alla a made many more such requests for difficult works and offered Balibhadra some gratification. After repeated requests from the king, Balibhadra said, “O king! My guru had assigned the post of c rya to my junior monk libhadra. If possible, please request c rya libhadra to give half of his c rya post to me.
Thinking that this will definitely lessen the burden of some of the good things this monk had done to me, King Alla a became very happy. He requested crya libhadra to come to Ahada and welcomed him with great pomp and show to his town. Seeing an appropriate opportunity one day Alla a requested c rya libhadra, 'Balibhadra is a great friar and elder gurubhrt of yours. Please give half of your crya post to him. I am ready to do anything in return for your benevolence.'
Half smiling, c rya libhadra said, 'Oking! Like the diplomacy prevalent in politics, similarly the diplomacy prevails in monkhood also. The rulers do not share their rule with their brothers or others. The throne is always occupied by one heir who has the full control of the empire. This is traditional diplomacy in kingship. Similarly in rama a tradition, only one disciple is given the post of c rya by his guru. The disciple appointed to the post of c rya is the full owner of that post. This post cannot be shared with gurubhrt s.'
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