Kalikal Sarvagna Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Anandsagarsuri, Sagaranandsuri
Publisher: Manav Mangal Bombay

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With congratulations in the form of such blessings, the king was highly pleased and his respect and admiration for the Acharya increased manifold.
Another interesting incident is also worth noting.
One day when he entered the royal court, many pandits had gathered there, some of whom were jealous of him. Because Hemchandra was a Jain Acharya, he always put a woollen blanket over his shoulder and carried dand - a long staff - in his hand. These things are also carried by cowherds and shepherds.
Seeing this similarity, one jealous pandit taunted the Acharya by saying :
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"A cowherd, sporting a blanket and dand is coming !"
The next moment, Acharya replied :
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"Yes, I also allow the animals of the six different systems of philosophies to graze in my Jain field." At
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