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Though extra-ordinarily inteligent, he appeared like a boy, as he was very young. Once while he was playing like a child, some Śrāvakas who had heard about his prowess, came to bow him, and asked him, “Where is the holy-residence (Upāśraya) of nis holiness Pädalıptasūri?" He answered them properly and then, through another door, went inside and sat quietly on his seat. The śrāvakas came, and were amazed to see the same boy, whom they had seen playing, sitting on the elevated seat! Then, he preached them. They returned amazingly, and felt that Ācārya should give him time to play also. Then, he won over all the Pandits who came for debating.
While travelling in different parts, he won over all those who hated Jin-Śāsana. Brāhmins from Pāšalipur, envied him; so, by the request of the saņgha he went there through air ! the Brāhmins took to their heals,-as soon as they heard of his arrival.
Pădaliptasūri used to besnieare his feet with a paste before starting on . pilgrimage of five places. With a yiew to know the medicinal herts which he used in the paste, Nāgārjuna, one of his students, used to wash his feet and then by smelling the water tried to find them out. Thus lie could mark out 107 plants! Then he prepared a paste besmeared it and tried to fly; but like a cock he could only fly over a very short distance and then would come down. The Guruji came to know about this adventure of his Siśya, and thinking him to be an able person, he laught him how to prepare it. Then, out of reverence for his Guru, Nāgārjuna built and populated a city named Padalipta [ Palitānā ] at the foot of mount Şatrunjaya
Padaliptācarya wrote a book on science, named "Nirvāņa. kalikā", and wrote on Jyotis Şāstra also Being conscious that the end of his journey of life was near, he went on Vimalāčala (Satrunjaya) and after a severe meditation for thirty-two days,
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