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one monk of the Jaina Order who came there ; but was soon disgusted the life of constraint and came back home. He began to lead his former unrestrained life. (P. 73. 1. 25.) The god saw this. He put in him even more virulent form of dropsy. The S'abara physician was found out by his relatives. He was cured on the condition that he should take to hermit's life which he did. He again was disgusted and came back. The god again put in him even more virulent disease. The relatives scolded Arahadatta for his ways and they found out the S'abara physician who cured him and took him with himself on the condition that he would follow and obey him throughout (P. 75. 1. 8.) The S’abara physician was the god. He produced an illusion of a village on fire. The god ran to extinguish it with a bundle of grass. Arahadatta uttered his surprise at this way of extinguishing fire while the god said that it was not more foolish than taking to secular life after taking renunciation. He did not understand it. The god then began to take the thorny way, leaving aside the main path. Then Arahadatta expressed his surprise to which god said that
