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Rainy season at the Agnihotra-sālā of Svātidatta Brahmapa at Campă Nagari observing four fastings of one month each, and attended constantly by Manibhadra and Purņabhadra Vānevyantara Indras-Svātidatta asked a number of questions on Ātmã (Soul) to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira and they being answered in detail to his entire satisfaction, the Brahmaņa was greatly pleased, and he had high respect for Bhagavān-Thirteenth year of Ascetic Life-(525) To jrimbhika-grama. Indra did dramatic performance before Bhagavān, and said that he would have Kévala. Jñāna on a certain day-To Médhaka-grama-Homage by Camarendra (525) To Saņmāni-grāma and remained in Kāyotsarga out side the village-Molestation from a Cowherd-Thrusting of poinied sticks into both the ears of Bhagavān-(526) Went to Madhyam Apäpā Nagari-Siddarthi Vasik and Kharaka Vaidya saw Bhagavān with the salya when he went to Siddharth's house for alme-(525) Both the Vapik and the Vaidya followed Bhagavan and they. removed the sticks from his ears when he was in Kâyo.sarga-. (528) Thus, Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira passed 12 years (Twelve years and a half) as a Chadmastha Ascetic,
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