PLATE EIGHT

“The Buddhists could understand that Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a Vaisnava, and they
returned home very unhappy. Later, however, they
began to plot against the Lord. Having made their plot,
the Buddhists brought a plate of untouchable food
before Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and called it
mahd-prasdda. When the contaminated food was
offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a very large bird
appeared on the spot, picked up the plate in its beak,
and flew away. Indeed, the untouchable food fell upon
the Buddhists, and the large bird dropped the plate on
the head of the chief Buddhist teacher. When it fell on
his head, it made a big sound and cut him, and the
teacher immediately fell to the ground unconscious.”
(pp. 320-323)
