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CHAPTER II
1. FOURTEENTH YEAR OF ASCETIC LIFE (B. C. 555) 2. Diksă of Rişabha-datta and Dévānandă
Diksā of Jamali and Priyadarsana.
Soon after the rainy season, Sramapa Bhagavāna Mahävira left Rājagrihi, and went in the direction of Vidéha ( Name of a country in the modern Tirhut with its capital Mithilā ), Accompanied by a chatra ( umbrella ) hanging in the sky and elegant with pendent bunches of pearls-accompained by two white chowries waving in the sky. and charming like white lotus and the bright light of the Moon, accompanied by a simhasana ( lion-seated throne ) and a foot-stool of emarald resting on the sky and ringing with the sweet sound of a multitude of small tinkling bells, and also accompanied, by a Mahendra-dhvaja-(Indras banner) resting in the sky and elegant with numerous small flags, the Jinésvara Bhagavāna was moving about. Millions of gods and demi-gods were respectfully following him. Sweet-smelling wind was blowing gently. Trees on the road were bending low as if they were respectfully saluting the Lord. Thorns were lying with their pointed surfaces low in the ground like disapp. ointed wicked persons. All the seasons were favourable.
Now, śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira enjoying the accumulated royal wealth of the three worlds acquired by his own valour, pacifying the ravages of famine, pestilence, and calamities-accepting the greatness of the samavasaraņa at various places - nullifying the arguments of followers of other systems of religionexposing the Path of Moska (Final Emancipation) conferring boons on devout persons by initiating them in True Religion,
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