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COMPASSIONATE BHAGAVAN MAHAVIR
With his profound knowledge and irrefutable logic Bhagavan removed Gautam's doubts. Gautam bowed at Mahavir's feet.
Indrabhuti Gautam ! Although you are a great scholar of the Vedas, you carry doubts about the existence of soul.
Prabhu ! You are the ocean of knowledge.
Please accept me as your disciple.
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He at once accepted Diksha along with his five hundred disciples Jand became the first and the senior most of the chief-disciples.
When the remaining ten great scholars heard this news of Gautam's initiation they also came to Mahavir. When their doubts were removed they also accepted Diksha along with all their four thousand four hundred disciples. Princess Chandanbala also accepted Diksha. W
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On the eleventh day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakha, Bhagavan Mahavir established the four pronged religious organisation (Shraman-ShramaniShravak-Shravika) and founded the religious ford. He entrusted the organjsational responsibilities to the eleven Ganadhars (chief disciples) headed by Gautam. Although a great scholar of Vedas, Gautam still carried doubts abouts the existence of SOUL.
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