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did not stir from his place But when in huis turn, Dhanagırı told him to take up the broom, if he had once wished to become a monk, Vajra at once obered, and getting on his father s knecs never so much as took off his eres from the broom Sunandñ yas deeply distressed by the ruin of her hopes and ly the prospect of her loneliness for her brother and her husband were already monks, and her son would become one an time. She therefore, resolved to retue from the world, and entered the order Vajra was brought up bs the nuns, from wlon' lic without effort, acquired the knowledge of the Angns but in lus eighth year he was transferred to the care of the monks (100–138)
During a journey to Aranti on which Vajra accompanied huis guru a hearr shower of rain drore them to the shelter of a Vaksa shrme Some Jrimbhaka gods friends of Vajra in a former life thought his present situation an opportunity for putting his character to the test Producing or magic an encampment in which all sorts of goods nere laid out ther assumed the form of merchants and writed the Scálca to get his alms from them The latter hoverer sent Vajra who presently returned, because nearly imperceptible drops of rain were still falling The gods then caused the rain entirely to cease upon which Tajra again sallied out to collect alms But from the nature of things offered and the demeanonr of the donors he inferred the latter to be gods from whom he as a
Jama monk was not allowed to accept alms Bemg pleased with the correctness of his conduct the gods made themselves known to him and more him the Taikrira spell On another occasion the gods disguised as merchants offered in pots filled with ghi But Tajia again found out who the donors were and refused the alius Thus time he was rewarded br the Ikāsagimmi spe}]" (139-160) 1 The test has पठदार्य. Itlunk me should read पठदाया
The possession of magic spells appears to be attributed to Vajra in the legends because the sign of the Vajra is made much use of br the professors of the occult art.
