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ing eyes on all sides and with a piteous cry of mortification, he left the Udyâna and went to his residence.
Clośālaka was in a sorrowful plight. His own Téjolésya was producing unbearable agonies in his own body, and he was using several medicines for the relief of his pains. He was tasting the unripe fruit of mango every now and then and he was drinking wines and spirituous liquors for the relief of internal pains. For lessening the internal heat of the body, he was sprinkling cold water mixed with clay on his body in a moment he would madly dance and sing merrily with mental excitement. He would make salutations to Hālāhalā potteress. He was thus passing his days in great misery.
Ayampula Gathāpati.
About this time, a merchant named Ayampula of Srāvasti-a follower of Ājivika Doctrine had a doubt in his mind about the form of a vegetation named Hallà as to what must be its shape. This idea arose in his mind in the latter part of the night. In the morning, he went to the pottery-work of Halähalâ for the explanation of his doubt, but on seeing the insane condition of Gośālaka, he was greatly ashamed and he was ready to return back Disciples of Cosalaka desirous of knowing the object of his coming there, called Ayampula to their presence and knew his ideas.
Defending the recent behaviour of Gośälaka, the disciples saidi-Ayampulal Our religious preceptor, explaining his recent behaviour in which you have seen him, desires to say that the following eight events are sure to happen during the time of the last (final) Tirthankara namely: 1. Final Drink. 2. Final Singing. 3. Final Dance 4. Final Salutation. 5. Final Dense Cloud producing dearth. 6 Final Sécanaka Elephant in rut. 7 Final Mahasila- kantaka Sangrāma ( Fight with Mahāśilā-kantaka weapon. ) 8. Final Tirthankar Myself (Myself as a Final Tirthaikara).
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