Question

How does the guru manage to save his disciplines life?
Answer in short.

Answer 1

he whispered something in his disciple's ears and then asked the king to execute him first. ... He went into the prison at night and set the guru and disciple free. In their place, he and his minister disguised themselves as the guru and the disciple and got executed. Thus, the Guru managed to save his disciple.

Answer 2

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First, he whispered something in his disciple's ears and then asked the king to execute him first.He went into the prison at night and set the guru and disciple free. In their place, he and his minister disguised themselves as the guru and the disciple and got executed. Thus, the Guru managed to save his disciple.