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Eighth Study: The Great Century ]
[199 The first hell realm, Ratnaprabha, in the Lolupacyuta hell, will be born among the Nairyakas who have a lifespan of eighty-four thousand years.)
Gautama! Truth, reality in the form of truth or without remedy, fact without exaggeration or understatement, words spoken by the true Jinas that are completely present, even if they are undesirable - which are not desirable, unpalatable - which are unpleasant to hear, unpleasant - which cause displeasure in the mind, unmindful - which the mind does not want to speak or hear, unmindful - which the mind does not want to think or accept - if they are like this, then it is not conceivable - Dharma-prescribed for a Shramanopasaka who is engaged in the worship of the final, fatal Sanlekhana, who has accepted fasting. Therefore, Devanupriya! You go to the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka and tell him that for a Shramanopasaka who is engaged in the worship of the final, fatal Sanlekhana, who has accepted fasting, even if the words of truth (truthful, factual, true) are undesirable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unmindful, unfavorable to the mind, then it is not conceivable to speak. Devanupriya! You have spoken true but undesirable words to Revati. Therefore, you criticize this place - the conduct contrary to Dharma, accept the appropriate atonement.
262. Then, the venerable Gautama heard this statement of the Shraman, the venerable Mahavira, 'You are right' with humility. Having heard it, he departed. He entered the city of Rajagriha through the middle, and having entered, he went to the house of the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka, to the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka.
The venerable Gautama heard this statement of the Shraman, the venerable Mahavira, 'You are right' with humility. Having heard it, he departed. He entered the city of Rajagriha through the middle, and having entered, he went to the house of the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka, to the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka.
263. Then, the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka saw the venerable Gautama coming. Having seen him, he was delighted and happy. He bowed and prostrated to the venerable Gautama.
264. Then, the venerable Gautama said to the Shramanopasaka Mahashataka, "Indeed, Devanupriya! The Shraman, the venerable Mahavira, speaks, explains, and does not approve. Devanupriya! It is not conceivable for a Shramanopasaka to speak (in the last, fatal Sanlekhana, fasting, fasting, food, drink, and medicine, to others, to those, to those, to all, to the undesirable, to the unpalatable, to the unpleasant, to the unmindful, to the unfavorable to the mind).
1. See Sutra number 12