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shows how Kumarapala showed his devotion to his 'guru' by making over his whole kingdom to him. The third story in the same work speaks about Hemasūri's power of prophecy (Ibid XXI, 765–70 and 699-705 ).
The first story in the Prabandhachintamana (p. 205 ) shows how Hemasūri silenced Amiga by his cleverness in giving a reply. The second story in the same work ( pp. 205-6 ) relates how the learned Jain monk cleverly warded off the attaok of & Brabmin. The third story of Merutunga relates how Hemasűri pleased the king by his clever reply. ( Prabandhachantāmanı, p 206 ). The fourth story relates how the king was displeased with Visvešvara who ridiculed Hemasűri and pleased with Ramachandra who fooled Višvešvara. (Ibid, pp 226–7 ). The sixth story shows Homasūri's humiliation in acknowledging his mistake. The seventh story shows that the king rewarded those who praised Hemasűri and punished those who censured him The eighth and Ruinth stories show that those who praised Hemasāri pleased the king. The tenth story describes Homesûri's relations to his preceptor Devasūri ( Ibid., pp. 239-40 ). The eleventh story describes the past birth of Kumarapala. The twelfth story says that Hemasuri cured the
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