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IWO PRAKRIT VERSIONS OF THE MANIPATI-CARITA 102. Having killed it and given it to his family in order to infect them with leprosy he went off himself into the fearful forest on pretext of dying at a place of pilgrimage.
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There being thirsty he saw water soiled by the leaves of many trees. By drinking it he was cured and came home.
104. Finding his family infected with leprosy he said: 'From scorn of me you have this recompense.' They said: 'A curse on you, wretch,
105. by whom such a trick was contrived.' So reviled by his family, he then went to Rājagṛha and stayed with the gatekeeper.
106. That gatekeeper made his way here to the samavasaraṇa in order to do reverence to us who had reached here. 107. But Sețuka whom he had left at the gate in order to guard it ate up all the votive offering of the durga of the gate.
108. Athirst from eating this and racked by colic he died, tormented by the pain of harassing thoughts and came into existence as a frog in a pond.
109. After a time he heard the report that we had arrived here again and remembering his former life set out intending to worship me.
110. On the road he was struck by the sharp hooves of a horse, and dying in a state of bliss, became a god, by name Darduranka. This is he.
III. Not believing the word of the lord of the gods he came to test your mind, having created an illusion with filth, pus and so on.'
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112. Then Śreņika said: Why did he say, "Die, lord" and so on?' The Jina tells the supreme truth: is misery and you will go to mokṣa:"
113. that was what he said just now. As for Abhaya, he is here intent on reverence to Jina and gurus, in the next world he will have an incarnation in Sarvärtha.
