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lastened to worshup the saint At last the carpet landed the travellers in the town Puri (311-33)
The king of that town was a Buddhist, and so were part of the inhabitants, while the majorits of them were Jainas is the two rival sects were continually competing with each other the Jamas, being richer than their rivals bought up all flowers so that the Buddhists could get none to offer in their temples But the Buddhists induced the king to issue a strict order that 10 florrers should be sold to the Jamnas In this calanutr the latter entreated Vajra to help them; for the Parruanaparran tras drating near, then the laits used to worshup the images of the rhats with florers (333–350)
Promusing bus aid, Vajra Tent through the air to the tonn of Vahestara, and entering the park of Hutasana le met the gardener Taçit who was a friend of his Feeling greatly honoured by Vajra's visit the gardener mquired with what he could serve him and being told that flowers Tere Tanted, he promised twenty lakhs of flowers Tajra ordered him to hare them reads against his return, and then fler through the air to the Himalaya and thence to the Padmahrada, the residence of Srideri There he met the goddess who held in ber hand a lotus to trorship the gods with, but she gladly gare it to Tajia when he asked for at (361-374).
Returning to Hutāsana's park he produced br magic a dirie car, in pluch he placed the lotus giren br Sri, and round at the twenty lakhs of flowers brought together hov his friend Tadit dccompanied by the Jrrabhaka gods in their cars, vrhom he had called up to attend him on his journey through the air, le trarelled towards Puri Then he and lus train Tere just abore the town the Buddjusts beliered that the gods descended from learen to worshup the Buddha images But great was their disappointment when the celestial train landed in a Jaina temple Verer has the Parrusan pertan
The been celebrated with such splendour as then at Puri miracles just related induced the king and his suljects to embrace the Jama faith (375–385)
