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tory. If your daughter is really attracted towards me, she may follow my path of admonition. It is the only easiest and the best way I' Thus he succeeded in the convincing hun; gave her Dikşā, and admitted her into the group of nuns
After a few years, broke out a terrible famine in that land. All the beasts arid birds, and human heings were placed in great aifficulty. Sri-Sangha also could not bear to look at their pains. Those who were wealthy were so much afraid that they dared not open their coors even! Poor persons used to rob away whatever they happened to see. Even Sädhus did not escape from the cruel grasp of starvation. So, Śri-Sangha requested Vajra Swāmi to profect the people from this calamity. Vajra Swāmi consoled them Then by his magical power spread a large carpet upon which sat the whole Śri-Sang!ia, and travelling through the air, they all came to Mahāpur where there was Bauddha-rule. The citizens began to abuse and envy the Jain-religion Even the king's ears were poisoned. Bauddhas plotted against Jainism. They threatened the gardeners, and told them not to give a single flower to any Jaina for worshipping their gods during the Paryusana holi days. Sri Sangha was shocked, because it would be most improper and manneriess not to olter flowers to the gods on those great holl-days so the. Sangha reported the whole matter to Vajra Swāmi and requested to take immediate steps for the sake of their own religion. Vajra Swāmi, atonce, went to the city of MăhéŚwarī through air-way. There was a florist-friend of his father named radit, who honoured him and asked him the reason of his coming Vajra Swāmi told him what had happened, and requested him to supply him with flowers. He offered him 20 lacs of flowers. From there, he went to the Goddess of Wealth upon Kshudra Himavanta-Mountain and brought from there “Thousand-Petal-lotus-flower, for Jina --worship. When the people of Mahāpura came to know about this, they felt ashamed, and the king also accepted Jaina-religion
Once, Vajra Swāmi got Śleśma-disease. So, he obtained a
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