Book Title: Vivagsuyam
Author(s): Madhusudan Modi
Publisher: Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalay

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________________ 118 The Eleventh Anga [ II. Lect. 1. Then Jambû asked : “ If Reverend Sir, the Samaņa ( and so forth as above, down to') who has obtained emancipation has delivered ten lectures of the Second Book called "The Frutis of Good Acts, 'what, then, Reverend Sir ! did the Samana ( as above, down to ) who has obtained emanci- : pation, teach as the purport of the first lecture of the Second Book called, "The fruits of gocd acts ?" Then the houseless monk Suhamma spoke thus to the houseless monk Jambî : “ Truly, oh Jambú ! at that time and at that period there was a city named Hatthisîsa which was prosperous, wellprotected and happy. In the north-easterly direction outside that city of Hatthisîsa there was a park named Pupphakaranda which was laden with florers and fruits of all the seasons, beautiful, resembling the Nandanavana ( the garden of the gods ) und pleasant to look at. There, there was a temple of the demigod Kayavanamālapiya which was divine (here its remaining epitheis are to be supplied). In that city of Hatthisîsa there was a king named Adinasattu who was us powerful as the mountain Mahayā ( and so forth ). That king Adînasattu had an inner-appartment consisting of one thousand queens such as Dhārinî and others. Now, at a certain time that queen Dhārinî, while sleeping in a beautiful dwelling house, saw a lion in a dream. Here the rest is to be supplied exactly as in the case of the birth of Mehakumāra ( Sk. Meghakumara) in the Gnatadharmakathā Sútra, the Sixth Anga, down to] the prince Subābu attained to youth

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