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with these ?' She hurled them against the pillar and the two went into pieces From one came out a pair of ear-rings, and from the other a divine cloth which even the gods would covet Sunanda became happy.
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"Now, the thought of hell haunted the king like a nightHe sent for the maid, Kapıla, and asked her to serve food with pure thought to some worthy monk. Kapıla at once refused to do so Srenika tried all inducements but the maid announced her firm determination not to do so even if the king awarded her as much gold as her own weight
"The king then sent for the butcher, Kalasaukarika, and said to him, "Take as much wealth as you like, but slaughter not for one day the 500 buffaloes that you usually kill' Said the butcher, 'Sire, 'How can I agree to this absurd request? This is my family profession. I can't give it up under any circumstance' The king requested him, warned him with blood-shot eyes, but the fellow didn't agree In a great rage, the king ordered that the butcher be thrown into a deep well, so that he would be prevented from his cruel -deed
"The king then turned to the third, the sravaka-merchant, Punyaka and begged for the worth of one samayika. The merchant said,
'Sire' It is something which is not in my possession. How can I give you something which I possess not ?'
'With whom does it accumulate then?' asked the king. 'With Lord Mahavira, sire !'
"So, in the morning, the king came to the Lord and said, 'Bhante!' I have thrown Kalasaukarıka into a deep well. He wont be able to slaughter anything from there So, now, I think, I may escape hell May I not
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"The Lord smiled and said, 'Your surmise is not correct,
