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king of leprosy. (Ibid, p. 240 and 243-4). The thirteenth story shows Hemasuri's Yogic Powers (Ibid; p. 244).
To the stories of Prabhachandra and Merutunga, Charitrasundara adds a few more. The first story shows Kumarapala's respect for Hemasuri. The second story shows that Devabodha could not work as a successful missionary at the court of Kumarapala. The third story of Charitrasundara is a continuation of the second. The fourth story relates the practical difficulties which Kumarapala encountered upon his conversion and the way in which Hemasuri solved them. The fifth and the sixth stories show Kumarapala s generosity [Kumārapālacharita, IV, (i), 31–2, V, ( i, ïï, ïïï ); VIII, (i), 8 to 25]
Jayasimhasuri and Rajasekhara have no new stories to tell. Jinamandana, however, adds &
few more. The first story shows Hemasuri's
knowledge of music. The second story shows Hemasuri's sound knowledge of non-Jain Sastras. The third story tells us how Hemasuri proved that the sacrifices were unjust. The fourth story informs us that those who praised Hemasūri received rewards from Kumarapala (Kumārapāla Prabandha, pp. 37, 47-9).
