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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Mahavira askmg Gautamswami to preach Halik, the farmer and Halik nanning away
Gautama and his new disciple began their journey to meet Mahavira. The new disciple thought: "If my teacher is so learned and wise, then how learned and wise my teacher's teacher must be !" He was very eager to meet Mahavira.
Gautama and the farmer arrived at the place where Mahavira was staying. The farmer, who had been looking forward to seeing Mahavira throughout the entire journey, was very happy to catch a glimpse of Mahavira from a distance. Gautama and his pupil moved closer to Mahavira, whose eyes were wet with tears of compassion. As soon as his eyes met Mahavira's, the farmer became restless. He cast away the monk's dress and ran away as if he was being chased by some spirit or ghost. He was not willing to listen to anybody. Gautama was taken aback by the odd behaviour of his pupil. The mere sight of the venerable Mahavira spiritually uplifted many living beings. Then, why did the farmer experience distress at the sight of Mahavira and run away?
Tirthankara Mahavira explained to Gautama, “O dear Gautama, every living being is bound by his past karmas and past animosity. When I was Triprushtha Vasudeva in my past birth, this farmer was a lion who terrorised the people. Triprushtha Vasudeva killed the lion. The lion was born as a god
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