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and perishing; and they composed the twelve canonical books in accordance with the three-steps. A princess, Yakṣiņi, accompanied by many maidens took mendicancy at that time and the Master appointed her head of the nuns.
The Daśārhas, Ugrasena, Vasudeva, Langalin; the princes, Pradyumna and others became laymen. The wives, Śivā, Rohini, Devaki, Rukmini and others became laywomen; and other women in the Master's presence. Thus the Lord's congregation originated in the samavasaraṇa, fourfold like dharma, purifying the earth. The Lord finished his sermon in the first watch which had passed. In the second watch Varadatta delivered a sermon. Then the gods, Vāsava and others, the kings, Kṛṣṇa and others, and others bowed to the Blessed One and went to their respective places.
Sāsanadevatās (383-386)
Gomedha, originating in that congregation, three-faced, dark, with a man for a vehicle, carrying a citron, an axe, a cakra in three right hands; an ichneumon, a trident, and a spear in his three left hands, became Nemi Svāmin's messengerdeity.
A Kuşmāṇḍi, named Ambikā, originating in the congregation, gold color, with a lion for a vehicle, holding in two right hands a bunch of mangoes and a noose; and in her two left hands a boy and a goad, became the Lord's messengerdeity.
His vicinity always superintended by them, Nemi passed the rainy season and autumn. Then he set forth to wander elsewhere, moving like a bhadra-elephant, seeking the good (bhadra) of the people.
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