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made up his mind to avail himself of it. In order to make his pupils free from fright he ordered them to bring him a pot. The pot was covered over with a piece of cloth, and then the great teacher began to enchant it with a hymn. The more the hymn was repeated the more was the pain to the monk who was athis residence Atlast failing to put up with the acute pain, he at once came and fell down at the feet of the teacher, and humbly requested to be pardoned for his pride.
In a city, it was a custom to enchant the gates of the Upa sraya and then close them at night to ward off some evil witches. Once the teacher forgot to enchant the gates with the result that the witches entered the Upasraya, and lifted the cot of the teacher, The teacher woke up and by means of his divine power made them to stick to the ground near the cot Then, when they promised never to do so again they were released.
Through chance, the teacher was once stung by a serpent. As the effect of the poison increased, the teacher was now and then began to be unconscious. The whole society assembled and began to think over the remedy to be used. Inspite of using many drugs the poison could not be removed Atlast the dis appointed people politely asked the teacher to show some reme. dy. He was from the beginning indifferent to his body, and did not care for the remedy, yet on account of the pressure of the society he said atlast -“ A man will be found coming towards the old gate of the city with a bundle of wooden sticks for fuel. In the middle part of his bundle will be found the creeper called As Visapa härini 1 (remover of the poison). Bring it and rubbing it get its juice and apply it at the spot where the serpent has stung. Then the poison will be removed According to the dire. ctions of the teacher the society inquired and they happened to to get the creeper from the bundle It was used and the teacher was free from poison. But because of making use only of a creeper, the teacher left off for ever all the six 'Vigayas', since then to atone for the sin and took a vow to eat the bread of 'Ju
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