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The king saw in his hand a Bijorun (a kind of fruit) and questioned, “ What is that?
“Bijo-rā” he replled. (• Bījo '=second, and Rā' = Rāja;a king).
In this way, indirectly, Āma informed the Guru-Mahāraja of his approach, but Dharmarājā could not follow it.
On the next day, Guruji asked the king to allow him to go. The Guru disclosed the whole matter. At that very time, approached a concubine of the king, and handed over to him an ornament of King Ama, who had forgotten it at her place at night. So, he got a solid proof and allowed him to go. Then, Bappa Bhatti came to Kanoja.
At this time, Shankarācārya and Bauddha Vardhana kun jara were trying their level best for the upheaval of their own religions Dhasmarāja happened to meet Vardhana kunjara who was a very wellknown orator. The king thought of using this man in taking revenge on King Ama who when he had entered his court-had escaped the danger. He sent a messenger to the King Ama and informed him to arrange for a debate with Vardhana-kunjara. Accordingly both the kings managed for it and also decided that one who would be vanquished would also lose his kingdom. For six months the debate between Bappabhatti and Vardhana-kunjvara went on. At last, Bappa Bhatti ber came victorious, and Dharmarăja lost his kingdom But Āma gave it back to him as Bappa Bhautți advised him, and they became friends again Then Dharmarāja adopted Jaina Dharma.
Just to take a test of the eharacter of Guruji, Ama, once, sent a prostitute to his upăśraya at night when all the Srāva. kas went away, she came out before him; but atlast she failed and ran away.
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