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having opened the mouth of the bag, he lets out air from the upper part and fills it with water and ties tightly the mouth of the bag Now, if he removes the tie from the midde of the bag, the water in the bag will be supported by the confined air Will that water be above the air or below it?
Gautama Swami:-Bhagavan! The water will be above the
air.
Bhagavana:-In the same way, air rests on âkāsa (empty space), and earth, water, etc. rest on air. Gautama! If any one enters very deep waters after tying a leather-bag completely filled with air on his waist, will he remain on the level of the water or not?
Gautama Swami:-Yes Bhagavan! That man will remain on the level of the water
Bhagavāna:-Exactly in a similar way, air rests on empty space, and earth, water etc rest on air.
Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira remained at Rājagriha during the rainy season of his Twenty-second year of Ascetic Life.
Twenty-third Year of Ascetic Life (B. C. 546-45).
1. Dikṣā of Skandaka Kātyāyana 2. Vrata-grahaņa of Nandipita and Salihipitâ at Śrāvasti.
Soon after the rainy season, starting from Rājagraha Nagara, Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira went in the western direction and preaching the Jaina Dhama in various villages, he went to Kay angala Nagari and put up at Chatrapalāsa Caitya of that town. On hearing the news of the arrival of the Worshipful Lord, citizens of Kayan galā and people of surrounding villages colleted to gether at Chatrapalāsa Caitya and having done salutation to Śramaṇa Bhagavāna Mahāvîra and having bowed down at his feet, they heard the preaching and then returned home.
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