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there lived Khaputacārya So sharp was his power of remembrance that he had studied all the sciences ( Sastra) within a very short period. The title of Vidyāćakravarti (Emperor in the field of knowledge) was confiorred upon him. He had, as his student, his own consin (sister's son] Bhuvan who was equally intelligent and could at once grasp up knowledge merely by hearing.
The Baudi:as were, at that time, very powerful. The time also was of controversy. From the city of Gudasastra came to Broach a very wellknown Bauddhācārya [ a priest of that religion) to debate; and he wished to Vanquish the Jina-rule (Jina Sāšana). “Many go out for wool, and come home shorn;" in the same way he came to conquer, but himself was conquered by the supreme theory of Syādvāda. All his afforts turned fruitless. At last he lost his temper and fasted unto death. After his death, he became a Yakşa.
Due to the natural enmity of the previous birth, the Yaksa tried to give anguish to the Sådhus and Sangha by creating troubles every now and then. The Sangha ( Union ] sent two representatives to Arya Khaputacārya to request him to take immediate steps. Kapuţācārya called Bhuvana, one of his students, and gave him a skull svith the instruction that he should never try to open it and see the contents within Then, he left the place and cane to the city of Gudaşastra in which there was a Yaksa-temple. Arya Khapuțācarya entered the Yaksa-temple, and lied down with his legs rested on the Yakşa's ear. When a worshipper of Yaka came, he was shocked to see the sight. He atonce ran to the king and reported about it. The king also was horrified to hear the news. He became maddened with wrath; ordered his soldiers to drive the the man out. They ran down to execute his orders, but the Acārya, envelopping his whole body with his garment, was enjoying a peaceful sleep. The soldiers who failed to awake him again returned to the king, who, then, ordered them to beat him severely with staves and stones. As soon as this
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