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The Upasakadasangasutra, having received the command of its master, was presented like a chariot of great merit, drawn by swift oxen, for which an order had been given.
Shivananda, the wife of Ananda, bathed, performed her daily rituals, applied kohl to her eyes for the sake of beauty, adorned her forehead with a tilak, performed auspicious rites with sandalwood, saffron, yogurt, and rice grains to remove sins, bad dreams, and other blemishes, wore pure, fine, auspicious garments, and adorned her body with a few, but precious, ornaments. Surrounded by a group of maidservants, she mounted the chariot of great merit. Having mounted, she came to the city of Vanijyagrama, to the place where the Duutipalasha Chaitya was located, and dismounted from the chariot of great merit. Having dismounted, surrounded by a group of maidservants, she went to where the Lord Mahavira was seated. Going there, she circumambulated three times, paid homage and prostrated, stood facing the Lord, neither too close nor too far, bowed her head, with a desire to listen, folded her hands in humility, and began to pay homage.
60. Then the Shraman Bhagavan Mahavira preached the Dharma to Shivananda and the assembled congregation (group of people).
61. Then Shivananda, having heard the Dharma from the Shraman Bhagavan Mahavira, and having held it in her heart, became extremely happy. She accepted the householder's Dharma (Shravak Dharma). Having accepted it, she mounted the same chariot of great merit, and having mounted, she went in the same direction from which she had come. The future of Ananda
62. "Bhanta!" said Gotama, bowing and prostrating to the Shraman Bhagavan Mahavira. Having bowed and prostrated, he said, "Bhanta! How long will Ananda remain in the Shraman's abode, until he attains the state of a Deva (god)?"
"Gotama," said the Shraman, "Ananda will remain in the Shraman's abode for a long time, and will attain the state of a Shraman's abode. Having attained it, he will (for eleven years, he will fast for a month, cleanse himself, and abstain from food for a period of time, and will attain the state of Samadhi, and will remain in that state for a period of time) in the Sohamme Kalpa, in the Arunaabha Vimana, he will be reborn as a Deva (god). There, he will not...
1. See Sutra number 11. 2. See Sutra number 12. 3. See Sutra number 12.