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which came into sage order, went to the place where Arihanta Aristanemi was, thrice circumambulated and then spoke in polite wordsO Bhagawan ! On being permitted by you I want to abide observing the great vow-resolution (mahāpratimā) of one night in the cemetry (funeral place) Mahäkāla. Bhagawana said-O beloved as gods ! Do as you feel happy. Thus being permitted by Arihanta Aristanemi sage Gaja Sukumāla bowed down and worshipped him and starting from there walked out of Sahasrāmravana and reached cemetry Mahākāla. There he looked for clean spot free from flora and insects. After that he looked for clean spot for discharging stool and urine. Thereafter standing at a place, slightly bending forward his body (hanging both the hands upto knees), fixing eyes on a lump of matter (pudgala), contracting both legs (with the distance of four fingers between the heels and toes of both legs), accepting great firm resolution
(Mahāpratimā) of one night went deep into meditaion. सूत्र २८ :
इमं च णं सोमिले माहणे सामिधेयस्स अट्ठाए बारवईओ नयरीओ बहिया, पुवनिग्गए । समिहाओ य दब्भे य कुसे य पत्तामोडयं च गिण्हइ । गिण्हित्ता तओ पडिनियत्तइ, पडिनियत्तित्ता महाकालस्स सुसाणस्स अदूरसामंतेणं वीईवयमाणे संझाकालसमयंसि पविरल-मणुस्संसि गयसुकुमालं अणगारं पासइ । पासित्ता तं वेरं सरइ, सरित्ता आसुरुत्ते एवं बयासी-एस णं भो ! से गयसुकुमाले कुमारे अपत्थिय जाव परिवज्जिए जेणं मम धूयं सोमसिरीए भारियाए अत्तयं सोमं दारियं अदिट्ठदोसपइयं कालवत्तिणीं विप्पजहित्ता मुण्डे जाव पव्वइए।
अष्टम अध्ययन
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