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## Sixth Study: Kundakaulik
**Discussion**
[143] Kampilya was an ancient city in India. It is mentioned in the Adi Parva (137.73), Udyoga Parva (189.13, 192.14), and Shanti Parva (139.5) of the Mahabharata. According to the Adi Parva and Udyoga Parva, it was a city in the Dakshin Panchal region at that time. It was the capital of King Drupada. Draupadi's Swayamvara took place here.
The Nayadhammakhao (16th Study) also describes the birth of Draupadi in Kampilya, the capital of King Drupada of the Panchal country.
Currently, it is located as a village called Kampil on the banks of the old Ganga between Badayun and Farrukhabad. It was once a major center of Jainism. The indications found in the Agamas reveal that it was a very prosperous city during the time of Lord Mahavira.
**Meditation in Ashoka Vatika**
166. Then, the Shramanopasaka Kundakaulik went to Ashoka Vatika in the afternoon. He reached the place where the earth-stone slab was. He removed his ring and shawl, which were marked with his name. He placed them on the earth-stone slab. After placing them, the Shraman became absorbed in meditation, following the Dharma-Prajnapti-Dharma-Shiksha, as taught by Lord Mahavira.
**The Devotee's Advocacy of Determinism**
167. Then, a Dev appeared before the Shramanopasaka Kundakaulik.
168. Then, that Dev took the ring and shawl, marked with Kundakaulik's name, from the earth-stone slab. Holding them, he spoke to Kundakaulik, the Shramanopasaka, in a sweet voice: "O Kundakaulik! Shramanopasaka! The teachings of Gosala, the son of Mankali, are not based on effort, karma, strength, courage, or human endeavor. They are based on determinism, which encompasses all beings. The teachings of Lord Mahavira, however, are based on effort, karma, strength, courage, and human endeavor. They are not based on determinism, which encompasses all beings."