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sādhūs returned to Patali putra. Sthulabhadra Muni alone remained there, and he continued his study under Bhadra-bāhu Swămî.
After the death of Śruta-Kévalin Acārya Sambhūti Vijaya Mahārāja, in Mahāvīra Samvat 156, Śrîman Bhadra-bāhu Swāmî returned to Pătalîputra, from Népal. He remained as the Head of the Sangha for 14 years.
The seven sisters of Sthulabhadra who had taken Bhāgavati Dikṣā went to Bhadra-bāhu Swāmî, and, requesting permission to pay homage to Sthulabhadra, inquired:-"Where is Sthulabhadra Muni now? Guru Mahārāja replied.-"He is in the neighbouring gupha (den), you go there." Sthulabhadra thought: "Let me show some wonder to my sisters." With the object of showing the supernatural powers of his learning, Sthulabhadra Muni assumed the from of a lion. Sthulabhadra's sisters went there, and they saw a lion instead of Sthulabhadra Muni. They were terror-stricken, thinking that their brother was killed by the lion, and they informed the Guru Mahārāja accor dingly Guru Mahārāja knew the actual state of things and told them to go there again, saying "Go there, Sthulabhadra is there." Sthulabhadra saw his sisters, and made Inquires about mutual health. But this frolicksome plan of amusing his sisters, proved disastrous to Sthulabhadra Muni.
When Sthulabhadra Muni went to ācārya Mahārāja Śrîman Bhadra-bāhu Swāmî for his lessons, the Guru Mahārāja said:"You are no longer fit for further tuition in dvādaśāngi; you have misused the superior powers acquired by you through the medium of your study of the dvādaśāngî.' Sthulabhadra recollected the mistake he had committed; he repented much but Bhadra-bāhu Swami refused to give him further lessons. At last at the earnest request of Sri Sangha, Śrîman Bhadra bāhu Swami taught him only the text of the last four Pūrvas, but he did not teach him their meanings.
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