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PARIŠIŞTAPARVAN prāyaścıtta, and was ordered to drink molten learl, under the application of which the poor wretch of course died (83-109)
Sthūlabhadra led a pious life under the guidance of Sambhūtavijaya Once at the beginning of the rainy season, three monks presented themselves before Sambhūtavijaya specifying the austerities which they intended to perform during the four months of the rainy season. The first monk took upon him to stay the whole season before a lion's den, the second to do so before the hole of a snake who killed one even by its look ,' the third would sit on a Persian wheel When they had departed on their errand with the Superior's permission, Sthūlabhadra declared that he would live in the house of Kosā, the courtesan, without trespassing his vows. The Superior seeing him equal to the task, permitted him to undertake it Kosā, believing that a return of love was the cause of Sthulabhadra's visit, received him with great kindness and plied him with her charms and conversation. But his resolution and self-restraint was not to be conquered, on the contrary his piety made such an impression on her that she let herself be converted to the
rue faith. She vowed that henceforth she would belong to one man only, if the king should bestow her on one (109–132) At the end of the rainy season, the three monks returned and were received by the Superior with the honour due to performers of difficult austerities, but Sthūlabhadra was welcomed with still more marked honour and greater praise As the three monks ascribed the preference shown by the Superior to Sthūlabhadra to his partiality for the son of a minister, they were anxious to prove themselves bis equals On the next rainy season, therefore, the monk who had stayed before the Inon's den announced his intention to spend four months in Koşa's house In spite of the Superor's objections be repaired to the courtegan's house and asked her permission to stay in her house. Kosā, who at once guessed the ambitious monk's motive, resolved to give him a lesson She easily conquered
1 Co Katha Sant Sägara, Vol I, p 294 and note, Vol II, p 464 and note (TAYNEY )
