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thetic, there is practically no possibility of increase in (1) M107 Jñāna-Right Knowledge (2) pasta Darśana-Right Belief and (3)
fia Cāritra-Right Conduct ” Sampratı Mahārāja, then, said:“You once send your sādhūs there, and try to know how clever these people are. At the earnest request of Samprati Mahārāja, some intelligent and learned sādhūs were sent by Ācārya Mahārāja Ārya Su-hasti Sūri to these anārya ( uncivilized ) countries, and they were greatly pleased by their competency and good behaviour. When the sādhūs, on their returu back gave a true account, before the Guru Mahārāja, he was greatly delighted at the keen intellect and religious fondness of Samprati Mahārāja.
The remnants of food and other materials remaining unused by other people at the dāna-salas (alm-houses) established by Samprati Mahārāja as a token of his pauper life during previous bhava (worldly existence), was taken away by the manager, cooks, and other servants. Now Samprati Mahārāja ordered these persons to give the remnants of food and drinkmaterials as alms to Jaina sādhús and that he would pay them handscmely on that account !n this way, the remnants of the food and drink -- materials were offered to the sädhüs as alms, and the sādhūs also, thinking the food and drink-materials to be devoid of defect, used to accept them. Ācārya Ārya Suhasti Sūrı knew that the food and drink-materials were not perfectly pure but owing to his love for his disciples, he did not say anything in the matter. When Ācārya Mahārāja Śri Mahāgiri Mahārāja came to know about this state of affairs, he asked Arya Suhasti Süri _"Why do you accept food and drink, materials from the king? Arya Suhasti Sūri replied:94T 27571 79 TL Yathā rājá tathā prajā. One must act in accordance with circumstances. On hearing this evasive answer, Ācārya Mahārāja Sri Mahāgırı became very angry and he said:"We cannot under any circumstance, accept food and drinkmateriais which are not fit to be accepted. Even in case of water, sādhūs should always act in strict accordance with the
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