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Jinabhadra Gani's
[The fourth
Hypoat, mi a TREAT: Harala ARATH: " | Tarital mit निजाग्रहः, संबुद्धाश्च दत्तमिथ्यादुष्कृता गता गुरुपादमूल इति ॥२३९०॥
D. C. Mahāgiri-sari the preceptor of the Lakşmīgriha caitya in Mithilā, had a pupil named Kaundinya, who, in turn had a pupil named Aśvamitra. While studying the Naipuņika chapter of the Anu-pravāda parva, Aśvamitra came across the following statement in course of a discussion of the principles of chinna and chedanaka ( Destroyed and destroyer):
“ Paduppanna samayaneraiyā savve vocchijjissanti Evam jāva Vemāņiya tti, evam biyāisamayesu vi vattavvam."
[ All the Nārakas (inhabitants of hell) of the present convention will perish, and so will all the deities. The same should be understood of those of other conventions as well. ]
On reading this, Aśvamitra conjectured that if all the Nārakas of the present convention were to perish, all other living beings would also meet destruction, as soon as they were born. Consequently, they would not be able to attain the rewards of good and evil deeds. In this way, Aśvamitra began to draw conclusions on false conjectures. His preceptor (Kauņdinya) tried to persuade him by means of various tricks ( which will be told hereafter ), but Aśvamitra was not convinced at all. He was, then, expelled from the Sangha ( Congregation). He, then, came to the city of Rājagriha (or Kāmpilyapuri). There the śrāvakas khan. darakṣās, who were posted as customs watchmen, began to beat Aśvamitra and his fellow-Nihnavas all of a sudden. “Do you not know us? Why do you beat us even though you are śrāvakas " said the Nihnavas. “Those that are śramaņas have already perished according to your theory. You may be some other people like thieves etc. and hence, we are beating you," was the reply. Being afraid of this, they gave up their false notion, came to the right path and returned to the original school of their preceptor, after having excused the khandarakşas for the apparently harsh act. 95 (2390).
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