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BHADRAGUPTĀCĀRYA
He was Vajra Swami's teacher. When Vajra Swāmi finished his studies before Sinhagiri who also felt that he was yet able to study more, Sinhagiri advised him to go to Avanti and study further śruta before Bhadra-guptācārya. On the other side, Bhadra-guptācārya got a dream that some guest had come to his place and drunk away his whole pot of milk. ite related this news to his pupils and added, “ Some one, who will study the whole of Daśapūrva thoroughly will come to me !"... While he was conveying them this news, Vajra Swāmi approached, saluted him and with due respects stood before him quietly. Looking at his towering personality and sharp intelligence, Bhadraguptācārya imparted to him the knowledge of Dasapūrva and then, after it was finished, sent him back to his Guru.
At the time of Bhadraguptācārya's last days, Ārya Rakşita Sūri performed Ārādhanã, He (Ā. Rakṣita) was the student of Ācārya Toşalıputra who had ordered him to go to Vajra Swāmi for further studies. Accordingly, when he went there, he also met Vajra Swāmi's Guru-Bhadraguptācārya who, thinking him to be the most able person, said, • Ārya Rakşita ! May you be my helper in these-my last days I" Arya Raksita Sūri did the same and performed such a nice Upāsanā that Bhadraguptācārya had to praise him and say; “ You may-for further studiesapproach Vajra Swāmi but do stay in a different Upāśraya (residence) and take your food, drinks etc. separately; because whosoever will take food with him or will sleep with him even for a single night, will meet with his Kāla Dharma (death).
There is difference of opinion between 'Pattavali' and 'Duşsamā Sangha-stavayantra' about the services rendered by Ārya Rakşıta Sūri to Bhadraguptācārya. Bhadraguptācārya, then, finished his life-time and went to the other-higher world.
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