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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Immediately Siddha remembered the promise he made to his guru. He therefore requested the Buddhist congregation, 'While coming here for studies I had vowed before my Jain guru to come and meet him after completing my studies at least once. All philosophies accept it to be a great sin to break avow. Hence please allow me to go to my guru at least once. This is my humble request to the congregation.'
Members of the congregation agreed to let Siddha go to his guru once and return thereafter.
On reaching his guru, Siddha neither paid obeisance to his guru nor touched his feet. Standing like a statue in front of the guru, and in a rude posture asked his guru, ‘Are you all right sitting on a high place?
Seeing such acts of his disciple, Garga i started thinking, “This intelligent and humble disciple had been misled and made a pervert by Buddhist (Saugata) scriptures pervert logic. Now only a supernatural effort can bring him back on the right path again. It is the only thing beneficial for the congregation. Otherwise his joining Buddhist congregation will be an irreparable loss to Jain congregation.
Immersed in such thoughts, Garga i stood up from his seat and went towards his disciple Siddha i. He made him sit on the seat with lot of affection. After this placing Lalitavistar v tti by Hari Bhadra S hands he said, 'O son! I am going to the temple for worship and shall return soon. Till then please study this text.'
Siddha i started reading Lalitavistar . As Siddha i kept on reading one after the other page of Lalitavistar, so the impact on his mind of Buddhist pervert logic disappeared like camphor in the fog of winter sun. Siddha i was not able to read quarter of Lalitavistar that all misconceptions created by Buddhist scriptural logic disappeared. He started repenting for his misbehaviour towards his guru. He kept on cursing himself and thought, 'Oh! I was going to such a grave mistake without proper thinking. I was in fact making a grave mistake by accepting a glass stone in place of Cint ma i. In will repentance from my guru for this and life for the rest of my life under his protection. This text Lalitavistar had removed all doubts and misconceptions in my mind.'
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