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Getting this news, hundreds of curious citizens of Shravasti also went to Tinduk garden to listen to this intellectual exchange. Keshikumar Shraman came forward with his disciples to welcome the visiting scholars. Gautam greeted him joining palms with respect. Then, like the sun and the moon, the two great sages took seats facing each other. Groups of disciples and throngs of people listened to the exchange with rapt attention Keshikumar asked
O great scholar, you are O great sage, the dress is for recognition of an ascetic dressed in white, our
and whisk, etc. are to help observe clemency towards shramans are dressed in beings. The precepts and conduct of the ascetic followers of yellow. When the religion is the first and the last Tirthankars are slightly different from same why this difference? A those of the remaining 22 Tirthankars. The reason for this is simplicity and complexity of attitudes, nothing else.
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After that Keshikumar said to Gautam
I want to ask you something about religion and spiritual practices2
Great sage, you are welcome.
O great scholar, There are numerous enemiessurrounding you. How did you conquer them?
I first defeated one
enemy, then five, and after that four. Thus I conquered all
my enemies.
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