________________
405
months of monsoon there only. He went daily to listen to his religious precepts and took the twelve vows including equanimity.
But in this world, there are jealous persons also who collectively formed a scheme to defame the Muni. One woman of lowest caste who was pregnant was bribed; five hundred gold coins were offered to her for publicly apnouncing that she carried in her womb the embryo of the Muni.
Accordingly she went to the religious assembly one day and said :
“Muniji ! First make some provision for your child which I am carrying and then give sermons. I am a poor lady. Who will make provision for my delivery ?”
The people assembled there were :stunned. They looked to Muni, with suspicion.
The Muni, unperturbed, said peace
