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[Upasakadasangasutra]
Then the Bhagavan Gautama went to where the Shramanopasaka Anand was.
83. Then that Anand, the Shramanopasaka, with his head bowed three times, paid homage and prostrated himself at the feet of the Bhagavan Gautama. After paying homage and prostrating himself, he said, "Bhagavan! Does the knowledge of Avadhi arise in a householder who is living in a household?"
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"Yes, it does."
"Bhagavan! If the knowledge of Avadhi arises in a householder, then Bhagavan! I, too, have attained the knowledge of Avadhi while living in a household. I know and see the salt sea, five hundred yojanas in each direction, east, west, and south, and the Chulla Himavan Varshadhara mountain in the north, the Saudharma Kalpa in the upper direction, and the Lolupacyuta Naraka in the lower direction, which is the first Naraka-9-bhoomi Rattra-Prabha."
The Shramanopasaka Anand bowed his head three times and paid homage and prostrated himself at the feet of the Bhagavan Gautama. After paying homage and prostrating himself, he said, "Bhagavan! Does the knowledge of Avadhi arise in a householder?"
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"Yes, it does."
"Bhagavan! If the knowledge of Avadhi arises in a householder, then Bhagavan! I, too, have attained the knowledge of Avadhi while living in a household. I know and see the salt sea, five hundred yojanas in each direction, east, west, and south, and the Chulla Himavan Varshadhara mountain in the north, the Saudharma Kalpa in the upper direction, and the Lolupacyuta Naraka in the lower direction, which is the first Naraka-9-bhoomi Rattra-Prabha."
84. Then the Bhagavan Gautama said to the Shramanopasaka Anand, "Anand! The knowledge of Avadhi can arise in a householder, but not to such a vast extent. Therefore, Anand! You should criticize, condemn, and censure this situation or tendency of this place, (perform Pratikramana - return to a pure inner state, condemn this tendency, censure it, feel inner regret, shatter it - break it or erase it, purify this non-action or inaction, cleanse the faults arising from it, become ready for appropriate atonement) and accept the Tapas-Karma for that purpose."
85. Then that Anand, the Shramanopasaka, said to the Bhagavan Gautama, "Bhagavan! In the words of the Jina, the truth, the right conduct, the right knowledge, and the right faith, should be criticized, condemned, and censured, shattered, purified, cleansed of non-action, and become ready for atonement. See Sutra number 83."
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