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CHAPTER 1X Peregrinations of Sramana Bhagāvän Mahavira During the First Six Years of His Chadwastha Lite as an Ascetic.
Sranana Bhagavān Mabävira abandoned the enjoyment of pleasures of a princely fortune and having TEORIACEd the world, took Diksā. (entered the Holy Orders) on the tenth day of the dark half of Mārgasirsa (Nov. Dec. 563 B C) during the latter part of the day, when the Moon was in conjunction with the constellation Uttarāphalguni.
According to the Jaina tradition, it is said that when Tirthankar Bhagavãn Rşabha Swāmi renounced the world aod entered the Holy Order, four thousand princes of royal blood, accepted Diksă along with him. Three hundred princes; accepted Diksă along with Tirthankara Bhagavan Mallināth; three hundred along with Tirthankar Bhagavān Śri Pārsvanāth; six hundred along with Tirthankar Bhagavān Vāvupăjya Swami and one thousand persons with each of the remaining Tirthantafi8; Dut Sramaga. Bhagavān Mahāvira renounced the world and took Ditesā, alone, none else joined the Holy Orders along with him.
Śramaņa Biagavān Mahāvīra was born with three kinds of knowledge viz (1) Mati Jñāna-koowledge acquired through the • Before the ar aisition of Perfect Knomorbogate
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