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minga bird, he came in his vicinity. He saw Gunasena observing the monastic standard. And then,
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The shower of dust, very terrible and with flames burning with hell-fire was miraculously created by him whose mind lost sense through anger, for him who was observing a monastic standard. (82)
Burning with that and still unpurturbed due to the attainment of great spiritual power, he was meditating with mind engrossed in the religion propounded by Jinas. (83)
"In this worldly existence tormenting on account of mental and physical miseries, what is easily obtainable is misery and what is difficult to obtain, is the knowledge of the true religion. (84)
I am fortunate that in this unending sea of world, I obtained this jewel in the form of true faith, difficult to be obtained by hundreds and thousands of births." (85) By the power of this faith being observed by thems selves with effort, the souls in the other births do not get misfortune and misery. (86)
In this endless world, then,that birth is fruitful which is free even from ordinary faults of misconduct, and which is big with the acquisition of the true faith. (87) [53] He carves in his heart the causing of anger and discomfiture which he did to Agnis'arman and then he repents the bad action which he did. (88)
In this way, he made friendship with all living thi ngs continuously due to the preachings of Jinas and (even more did he show friendship) to Agnis'arman. (89) Thus he (i. e. Gunasena), having blissful consequence, was killed by that sinful person; and having died, he was born a god in Saudharma heaven. (90)
