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: 227 : extent, while in the third pot a large quantity of ghee will be stuck. My tendency towards Durbalikā Puspanitra is like that of the pot containing beans. That is to say, I have poured out all my knowledge into him and he has grasped the same very well. Since Phalgurakşiţa has not been able to grasp the mean ing of all the sütras my tendency towards him is like that of the pot full of oil, and as most of the knowledge has stuck to me instead of being grasped by Goșthā-Māhila, my behaviour towards him will be corresponding to that of the ghee-pot. Thus, since Durbalikā Puspamitra has grasped all the knowledge that I possess, you shall have to honour him as an Acārya (preceptor) after me. The monks agreed upon this proposal saying "We all accept him as our Ācārya.” The Acārya, then, asked Durbalikā Puşpamitra to behave with Gosthā-Māhila and Phalgumitra with the same respect as he did. On the other side, instructing the inmates of the gaccha to respect Durbalikā Puspanitra in the same way, as they used to respect himself, he warned them that they should behave with him more humbly than they did with himself, as Durbalikā Puşpamitra would not tolerate a slight immodesty on their part as he himself used to tolerate at times.
Having advised both the parties, in this way, Arya Rakṣitsari departed to heaven..
On hearing that Ārya Raksitasari had departed to the other world, Gosthā-Māhila returned to Daśapura nagara immediately. He inquired and came to know about the appointment of Durbalikā Puşpamitra as the Acārya of the gaccha. He was vitally afflicted by the news. So, he did not stay in the gaccha but he stayed outside and then he went to the gaccha-upāśraya in order to see his fellow-asoetios. The ascetics at once received him with great warmth, and earnestly requested him to stop with them in the gaccha-upasraya. But Gosthā-Māhila did not acoede to their request.
Durbalikā Puşpamitra was giving sermons on the Eighth Parva (Pratyā-khyāna pūrva). Gosthā-Māhila did not even care to listen to his sermons out of jealousy and impudence. He heard
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