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However, when Jamnāls did not make up his mind to have atonement for the sins resulting from false preaching, some of the venerable ascetics left off Jamali's company, and went to Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahâvira, and a few only lived with him Priyadarśana along with her one thousand sãdhvis, followed Jamâli owing to her innocence, and to her previous love towards him.
Becoming perfectly healthy, Jamāli, degrading his own self by his pertinacity and misleading ignorant persons by his wrong preachings and defiling the words of Jinèsvaras, and proudly boasting himself as a Sarvajna as he believed that he had Kévala jnāna (Perfect Knowledge ) and Kévala Darsana ( Perfect Perception), began to roam about everywhere.
One day, when Sramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira Swāmi accompanied by his numerous disciples was staying at Pargabhadra Udyâna of Campã Nagari. Jamali went to him and told him : “Bhagavan! Many of your disciples have died as chaumastha without obtaining Kèvala Jhāna (Perfect Knowledge). But I am not such, because I have acquired divine and imperishable Kevala Jnana and Kévala Darśana I am able to know the real nature of all objects and their modifications and I am the only Arihanta (loe-slayer) Sarvajna (omniscient) and Sarva-darsi (all-seeing)" On hearing these words of Jamāli, Gautama Swāmî told him:"Jamāli! if you are omniscient, your knowledge will not be open structed by a mountain, a pillar, or by the stump of a tree; you therefore, answer my two questions viz 1. Is this Loka (world) Śaśvata (eternal) or a-śāśvata (non-eternal)? 2. Is this Jiva (individual soul, śāśvata (eternal) or a-śāśvata (non-eternal) ?" When Jamāli was in doubt and devoid of loveliness on his face as he was unable to solve these questions, sramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira Swămi-the illuminator of the world-told him :-0 Jamali, many of my disciples can answer these questions as if they were Kévalins, but they do not thus proudly boast like yourself. O good man! There is nothing difficult to be explained in these questions. This loka (world) is śāśvata (eternal) as well as it is
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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 |