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51. One day, a Jaina Ācārya named Sämanta-bhadra-Sūri who was unassailable like a lion-who was capable of dispelling the darkness of ignorance like the Sun,-who was very pleasing like the Moon, who was steady like Mandarăcała- who was able to stand the tests of proving like original gold of standard quality, who was observing the rules of asceticism without any diversion- who was carefully protecting all living beings from injury-who was curbing his mental inclination by careful restraint -who was always tranquil-who was like the region of Rohanācala (the Rising Mountain-game of a mountain in Ceylon ) for the gem-like thirty-six virtuous qualities-who was a treasure-bouse of intellect-who was as it were a treasure-house of Dharmawho was like a shining lamp in the world-who was like a merchant on Siva-Mărga (the Path of Bliselwho was like a blazing fire to the trees of Karmas-who was like & Nāga-damani (Piper betel) in capturing the serpent of mahāt garvista Kandarpa che haughtly God of Love-who was like an ocean for the current of one's own established customs and those of otherswho was the locana ( organ of sight) of the whole world- who was like a snare for deer to the organs of sense working at will in their respective spheres. -who was like a boat to living beings falling down into the ocean of worldly existence filled with waters of Mithyātva (wrong belief) -who was capable of bearing the great burden of panca-vidba acãra (the established usage, of five kinds~Jnānācāra. Darsanācāra -Cārstrācăra-Tapacāra-Virgācāra) who was establishing in Srăvaka dbarma (the duties of a Jalna layman) those devout persons who were unable to adopt Yati dharma (the duties of an ascetic)—who was introducing able persons to the duties of an ascetic, and who going about from one place to another and worshipping remarkable temples on the way,-came to the pleasure-farden outside JayaVardhana Nagara It became known in the town, that:-An ācārya who is the receptacle of all virtuous qualities, has arrived Some, with curlosity, some, owing to disgust of worldly cares and trouble; some with the object of clearing doubts; some with the object of doing great respect; some, for hearing the preaching
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