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ople of various religions and faiths who had come there into a a new faith they may have creaidd, or to drag them into quarr. els of various faiths, but they preached the general rules of moriility to the musses, - which are acceptable to all without the question uf crecd or jani. Persois vi various religions and faiths, used to go for darsana o preaching to a Swint of any lanh, without the least hesitation. It is a different question of a person has unswerving confidence in a certain saint, and with or without initiation he goes on studynig íui ther about the system of religion adopted by him.
Un seemg the tumult of big crowds of people going for dars ana of Srama'a Bhagavan Mahavira, from a widow of his palace, Mégha Kuinára, son of King Śrénika by his wife Quce Dhāriņi, said to one of his attwindents:-'Is there a festival of a god or a goddess, or a pilgruin, ye to il y udyāna (pleasuregarden, or a pilgrimage to any nuuuntain, so that large crowds of people are going towards the outer upavana 2' Tlie attendent respectfully replied: -"Srainaņa Bigavan Vishavira has, today, come here to the upavana of the town, .d people are going there for his darśana and preaching' On hearing these words of his attendent, Még ha Kumāra bud his horse. chauot with four belis attached to it, ready for him, and he went to the place where the Woishipful Loid was on seeing Śramana Bhagavān Malāvīra from a disiance Mégha Kumāra got down from his chariot, removed all his kingly enblems, and went on foot to śramana Bhagurati Malāvīra, with hoth his hands folded in the form of an anjali, and loving gone three times round śramana Bhagavān Mühāvila iviin due ceremony, he took his seat along with others. He say that King Sréņika, Nandişeņa, Abhaya Kumāra, and some of his brothers were also present in the meeting.
For some time, śramana Bhagavān Mahāvira preached Dharma Dešanā (a religious ses inon) On leurng the sernion, Mégha Kuināra became greatly pleased and cortented, and he
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |