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SOL At this junoture there arrived the ganadhara Amaresvara, whose sanctity was such that the grief of all the
rem bled there ceased at once. He held forth on the severe retri. bution for even small sins and related the fatal accident in Arunadeva's and Deini's former birth. They were greatly moved by the sage's account concerning themselves and obtained his permission to starve themselves to death. 591, 15. Amaresvara then explained to the king that for 'grave sins the evildoers would be reborn not as men, but as animals or be punished in hell. There was but one means of avoiding such consequencer, viz. carefulness (a pramada); only absolute carefulness com. bined with repentance, etc. is able to completely destroy the seed of karma, which otherwise will bear bitter fruits.--This discourse of the saint induced the king to take the vows.
Then the robber confessed his deed and declared that he would put an end to his life. Amareávara taught him how to starve himself to death. Arunacleva, Deint, and the robber died soon after and ascended to heaven. 595, 4.
(Main story continuexl.) When Harisena had finished his discourse, Scna declared his intention to become a monk, for which he obtained the minister's assent. After having installed luis son Amarasena on the throne he was initiated by Ilarisena together with Santimati, Amaragupta, and other persons of rank. 696, 9.
In the course of his carece as a monk Sena took upon himself the jinakalpa, and wandering about Kollága. Vişeņa, the 'ex-king, saw him there and resolved to take his life. During the day he hid himself in a temple near to the place where Sena stood in deep incditation. Issuing in the night, with his sword drawn, he announced to the saint that he would put him to death with kis own hand. But the deity of the place lamod his arm and reviled him for his wickedness. When able to move again, he made a second attack on Sena ; this time the deity dealt hiin such a blow, that he dropped bleeding on the ground. For fear that the place occupied by the
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