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The 67th Chapter
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Having received the worship of the gods upon attaining liberation, he mounted the beautiful chariot called Uttarakuru. [53] He went to the Chaitravan garden, having taken the vow of the sixth fast. In the dark fortnight of Ashadha, on the tenth day, in the Ashwini constellation. [54] In the afternoon, he took the vow of non-violence along with a thousand Kshatriyas. He also attained the fourth stage of knowledge, the knowledge of the nature of the soul. [55] The king Datta, who was like gold in complexion, gave him food in the city of Virpur, and he attained the five wonders. [56] After nine years had passed in the state of concealment, he sat in meditation in his own initiation grove, under a beautiful Bakul tree, having taken the vow of the sixth fast. On the last day of the bright fortnight of Margashirsha, in the Ashwini constellation, on the third Nanda day, the Lord attained omniscience, which illuminated all things. [57-58] At the same time, Indra and the other gods celebrated the festival of the fourth stage of knowledge. [59] There were seventeen Ganadharas, including Supribha. There were four hundred and fifty knowers of all the past. There were twelve thousand six hundred teachers who had taken the vow of good conduct. There were one thousand six hundred holders of the knowledge of the senses. There were the same number, one thousand six hundred, who were omniscient. There were fifteen hundred holders of the power of miracles. There were twelve hundred and fifty non-attached knowers of the nature of the soul. There were one thousand preachers. Thus, the total number of monks was twenty thousand. There were forty-five thousand Aryikas, including Mangini. There were one hundred thousand Shravakas, and three hundred thousand Shravikas. There were countless gods and goddesses, and a countable number of animals. [60-65] Thus, the Lord Naminayana, with his twelve assemblies, preached the right Dharma and wandered everywhere in the Aryan land. When one month of his life remained, he stopped wandering and went to reside on the Sammed Shikhar.