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DONTI. it all for himpoll, ha killed me. He did not leave that place for neveral years and keptwatoh over the treasure without making any' use of it. At last he was killed by an other Caņdala.--In my next birth I was Balasundara and becamo, for the first timo, a Jaina. I lived and died according to the prescripts of the true faith. 143, 16.
In our next birth we were bord in Hastinapura, I * Samudradatta, the son of the merchant Suhastin by his wito Kantimati, he as Mangalaka, a natural son of my father by one of his slave girls. I was a Jaina under the guidance of Anangadove, and married Jinamati, daughter of a merchant in Laks. minilaya. Once on a journey to that town, I and Mangalaka rested on Lakşmiparvata. From some indication I inferred that there must be a treasure hidden in the ground. Mangalaka to whom I spoke about it, was anxious to test the matter and actually laid bare the treasure, of which he resolved to cheat me. I told him to cover it up again and not to say a word about it to anybody. When we had come near the town, we rested in a grove, and I Sent Mangalaka on to get news of Jina. mati. He left me and returning after some time pretended to have seen Jinåmati's people; my wife, he said, had run away after having disgraced herself by her soandalous conduot. Of course, I did not visit her relations under such circumstances. In my despair I resolved to enter the Order and to go in quest of my guru Anangadeva, while Mangalaka should go home. He, however, persisted in accompanying me. Once we were wandering in a deep wood, when he struck me from behind with a knife, and Aled. At that moment Anangadeva with his monks happenod to come in sight. They did thelr best to comfort mo and took me along with them to Sthânesvara where their guru was to remain a month. Meanwhile I got news from my wife which proved that Mangalaka had basely deceived me. Howover I thought that a meeting with her would prejudico my plan of taking tip vows. But she had plready learnt all that had happened; and loathing the world had become a nun. Sho camo to soo mo and confirmed me in pay intention, which I put into practice. After loading the life of an ascetio I avoended to the Grajvoyaka heaven. 180, 1.
