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He performed the Antakrid Dasha. He contemplated in the same way as the Skandhaka, asked the Lord, and climbed Mount Shatrujaya with the elder monks. He completed the 12-year initiation period and then, through a one-month Sanlekhana, he worshipped the soul. He abandoned sixty meals through fasting, and for the purpose of [worshipping the soul], he practiced nakedness, shaved his head with a razor, renounced possessions in thought, plucked out his hair with his hands (Kes Loch), practiced celibacy, did not bathe (Asnanak), did not use an umbrella (Achhatrak), did not use shoes (Upanah), slept on the ground (Bhumishayya), slept on a wooden plank (Phalakshayya), entered other people's homes for alms (Parghar Pravesh), accepted and rejected things (Labhalab), experienced honor and dishonor (Manapaman), endured insults, slander, and humiliation (Heelna), revealed the secrets of people's caste, etc. in front of others (Khinsna), endured beatings, dust, slander, and various kinds of suffering from the 22 senses (Tadnamaarna, Gardaa, Ninda, Unch-Neech). He endured all these 22 types of painful afflictions of the senses, and finally achieved his goal. With his last breaths, he became a Siddha, a Buddha, a liberated soul, free from all karmic afflictions and all kinds of suffering. Sudharma Swami said to his disciple Jambu, "O Jambu! The liberated Lord Mahavira has explained the meaning of the first study of the first section of the eighth Antagad Sutra."
**Discussion:** This Sutra presents the story of Gautam Anugar's studiousness, austerity, and righteous conduct from the time of his initiation to the attainment of the Siddha state through the final rites.
"Taharuaan Theraan" means "such an elder." "Tatharoop" means one who follows the conduct described in the scriptures, and "Sthavir" means an elder monk. The Stananga Sutra describes three types of Sthavirs: (1) Vayah-Sthavir - one who is 60 years old, (2) Sutra-Sthavir - one who knows the Anga Sutras like Stananga, Samavayanga, etc., and (3) Pravrajya-Sthavir - a monk who has completed 20 years of initiation.
There are five well-known meanings of Samayik: (1) Samayik Charitra - freedom from all sinful actions, (2) the ninth vow of a Shravak, Samayik Charitra in the form of Deshaviriti, (3) Samayik Shruta - Acharaanga, etc., (4) the first study of the Aavashyak Sutra, and (5) the result arising from the essence of matter (Dravya Leshya) - determination (Adhyavasaya).
Of these meanings, "the first study of the Aavashyak Sutra" is the most desirable. Therefore, Muni Gautam studied the eleven Angas, starting with Samayik. Now the question arises: the eleven Angas also mention the Antakrid Dasha Anga. The first study of its first section presents the life of Shri Gautam Kumar. Was he the same Gautam Kumar or someone else? If he was the same, how did he study the Antakrid Dasha Anga, which was created later?
The solution to this is that the Gautam Kumar described in the first study is the same as our Dwarkadheesh Maharaj, the son of Andhakavrushti. Now, regarding the matter of reading, the solution is that the Ganadhar of Lord Arishtanemi, Anupam, was a holder of knowledge and other qualities. He had many recitations, which were known by the same names as the aforementioned Angas and Upangas. Each one had a different subject matter, and their order of study was also different. The recitation that is available today is that of Shri Sudharma Swami, the revered disciple of Lord Mahavira. The eleven Angas that Gautam Kumar studied were the eleven Angas of some Ganadhar's recitation at that time. He did not study the Angasastra of the recitation available today. This recitation did not exist at that time, so the question of reading this recitation does not arise.