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in meditation, and hence he saw some new pupil of Santi Sūri and to test him he asked him to explain a verse that was full of mystery and complication. Would the pupil of a lionlike master be even daunted ? The pupil who had been recently taught, gave such a fine reply that the great poet Dhanapāla was wonderstruck. Then Dhanapāla bowed down to the Guru (the great spiritual teacher), told him the purpose of his approaching him, and requested him to go to the Country of Mālvā. Gettirg consent from the Jain society, the Guru started for Avantî, Hearing of the arrival of the Guru, the King walked forward, the distance of five miles to receive him.
In those days, very great importance was given to debates on religious subjects. A person winning the debate was considered most powerful. King Bhoja was very proud of the scholars of his Court, therefore, he said to the Guru, “I am prepared to pay a lac of coins for winning in debate with each of the opponents. The Guru agreed to this and within a short period he defeated 84 of them. The King was simply struck with wonder. He wanted to see Santi Sûri defeated at any cost, and hence giving Santi Sûri 84 lacs of coins, the King invited a poet called Siddha-sāraswat. This poet also was defeated. Consequently the King was highly delighted and conferred on Santi Sûri the title of “Vadivetal.
Enhancing his fame in this way, he returned to Pațaga where the son of Jindeva Śhetha named Padma seemed to have been expired on account of snake-bite. Being requested by his pupil, the great teacher made him alive.
Once while Santi Sari was teaching logic to his 32 pupils, Müniçandra Sûri came from Nadalpêr to Pâtaņa to have Caityaparipați. He paid his respects to the Guru, and stayed there for 10 days to listen to the sermons of the master. On one occasion, a difficult problem could not be followed by the pupils, inspite of the best efforts of the master; and this disappointed the great
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