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Jinabhadra Gani's [The seventh explained the same in full details exactly in the same way as the Tirthankara had done. Indra said “ Worthy sir ! you have told the same thing as the Tirthankara Sri Sīmandhara Swāni did. Now I shall take your leave." The Acarya replied “But, O Lord of Deities ! Kindly wait till tbe inmates of the gaccha return. They will stick to the gaccha more firmly at your sight” The Indra replied “I will do like that, but what if the lower type of jivas humiliated me on sccing me in such an ordinary attire? Then the Acārya said . You are right. In that case, you may leave something as e token of your visit. Accordingly, Saudharmendra shifted the main-door of the upāśraya from one direction to another, and went away,
When the ascetics returned and found the main-door of the upāśraya in the opposite direction, they were surprised. The Acārya, explained the whole incident, and satisfied their curiosity. Then, moving about from one place to another, the Acārya at last came baok to Daśapura nagara. :. In the mean-time, a great atheist rose up in Mathūrā, deny. ing even the existence of father and mother. When a competent combatant was not available, taking Acārya Raksitasari as Yuga pradhana' a deputation of ascetics was sent to him, to inform him of this incident. Due to his old age, he could not go there himself. So, he appointed Gosthā-Māhila for the task. The atheist was defeated by Goșthā-Māhila who passed his monsoon season at Mathūrā
. On the other side, in Dasapura nagara Arya Rakṣitsari decided to appoint Durbalikā Puşpamitra as an Acārya after him, Many of his disciples were in favour of Goşthā-Māhila and Phalgurakṣita. So, in order to convince them of his right choice, he called a meeting all the monks of the gaccha, and showing three pots full of different things, he said, “These are three pots. One is full of Valla (beans of winnowing corn), another is full of oil, and a third one is full of ghee (clarified butter ). When all of them are up-turned, all the beans from one will come out, oil contained in another pot will stick to the pot only to some
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