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hing of the Jinéévaras, that "That which is being burnt, is said to be burnt."
With a pure intention suddenly cropping up on hearing these well-meaning words of Dhaňka, she said: O! śrāvaka! I am dull-witted. You have acted wisely in thus instructing me to the right path. I ignorantly did not believe for such a long time in the teaching of Śramaņa Bhagrvāna Vardhamana Swami-the crestjewel of the three worlds.-Ah! I did not believe in the teachings of the Jinéśvara, by whose preaching I renounced worldly pleasures and accepted ascetic life. Ah! how great is the influence of Moha Infatuation)? On hearing these words of repentence Dharka said :--O worshipful sadhvi ! Do not be distressed heart. You, accompanied by all your sadhvi disciples, go to the Jinésvara, act according to his orders, have repentence for all your former misdeeds, and abandon persons going by the wrong road as if they were your own enemies." On hearing this, Priy adarśană said :--"I am desirous of eagerly acting according to your advice, Saying so, Priyadarsana accompanied by her one thousand sädhvi-disciples, went to Jinéśvara.
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Dhankan, then by gentle and salubrious persuation, brought round to the right path, all the remaining sådhus, except Jamāli, and all of them, except Jamali, went to the Jinéśvara. Jamali, in this way, was not only abandoned, during this bhava (existence) by pious ascetics but also good virtuous qualities disappeared on account of his hostility towards the teachings of the Jméśvara.
In this way, Jamāli passed many years of ascetic life, himself walking along the wrong and misleading numerous persons on account of his pertinacity for his false belief, and having died after an anasana (remaining without food) of a fort-night, without making any atonement for his Mithyātva (wrong belief,) he was born as a kilbisika (inferior) god with cruel proclivities) god with an age-limit of thirteen sāgaro-pams in Lāntaka-kalpa Dévaloka,
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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 |