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struck to hear this. “The words must he significant” he thought.
When he repeatedhy asked her again and again the reason of saying so, she said, "All your scholarship deyoid of the study of Jaina-Såstras is futile ! Just as a lake is useless if there is no water in it, in the same way all your studies are of no avail without the knowledge of Dristivāda. Go to Acārya Tosali-putra, the scholar of all the Jain Granthas (books), and learn them !"
“Surely, Mother! I shall go in the morning" replied the son. He, anyhow, passed the night. The morning dawned. He became ready to go there. Just as he left his home, he met a man carrying 92 suger-canes! It was an omen of good-luck. He came to the Upāśraya, and stood at the doors. He was puzzled, as he did not know the Jain's way of homage! Fortunately, after a short time, a Jaina inerchant named Dhadd. bara came there for homage.. So Raksita also followed him and did vandana (salutation) in the same manner as that merchant did.
The Guruji, as he could mark him to be a new comer, asked him his Gotras etc. He was pleased to know that the new comer was the same Ārya Rakṣitā who was, before a few days welcomed by the king with great pomp and honour. Then, he asked him the reason of his visit Arya Rakşita told him what happened and requested him to teach him. Driştivāda. The Guruji-by his supernatural vision-saw in him a most able Ācārya, and so replied, “Without taking Jaina-Dīkşā you cannot study it.”
Ārya Rakşita agreed to the proposal and added, “ People as well as, the king love me whole heartedly; and it is most difficult to cut off all the ties of love and to be detached and disinterested. So just after my Dikṣā I shall have to leave the town, please do manage for my journey (vihāra)." Then the Guruji gave him Diksā; and he left the city and went else
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