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Kummāputta-Chariam
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Jnānāvaraṇa, the remaining four kinds of Darśanāvarana and the five-fold Antarāya, he becomes omniscient. (180-182)
Having mounted, in this way, the rising scale of spiritual progress of the Annihilator of Karma potencies, all those four monks became possessed of Omniscience and having approached Jina they took their seats in the assembly of the omniscient. (183)
Then Indra who sat there made the following question to Jagaduttama, the Lord of the Jinas; “Divine Sir, why have you not been saluted by these people ?” (184)
To which the Divine Lord replied—“These have the Intuitive Omniscience from Kummāputta. It is on account of this reason, viz. that they have got Intuitive Omnisciecne, that I was not saluted by them.” (185)
Then Indra again asked :-“When will he be taking the Great Vow (viz. the order of the monks) ?” The Lord replied that he would take it in the third period of the seventh day. (186)
Having said this, the best of the Jinas named Jagaduttama returned; and remained glorious on the earth in his movements dispelling, like the Sun, masses of darkness in the form of ignorance. (187)
Then the magnanimous Kummāputta gave up the dress of the householder and took that of the monks, which specifically overcame the troubles of the world. (188)
With his mind free form all taints, that best of the Omniscient took his seat on a clean louts made up of gold by the
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