A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.206

c8.206

In *Prabhāvakacarita* (*Pādaliptaprabandha*, v. 115-127) we come across a narrative where it is said that Rudradeva Sūri was teaching *Yoniprābhṛta* to his pupil when there came the portion dealing with the method of generating fish. A fisherman who was staying beside this place heard this conversation and carried on his profession accordingly. The Ācārya, later on, came to know about this and dissuaded the fisherman from generating fish. In this very narrative (v. 128) we come across a line where it is said that lions were generated.