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Mahāvira and having gone three times round the Venerable Lord, by way of a pradaksina, Kalodayī said-Bhagavan i desirous of having a religious sermon from you'. There-upon, Śramana Bhagavana Mahavira preached a religious sermon. Kalodāyi liked it very much He took Bhagavati Dîkṣā at the pious hands of Śramapa Bhagavana Mahāvira. Oradually Kalo dayi Aṇagra studied the Eleven Angas of the Jaina Siddhantas.
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2. Lépa Srésthi.
At Rajagriha Nagara, there lived a wealthy merchant nameed Lépa Śrésthi. He was deeply attached to Mithyātva (False Belief). He had a Guru ( preceptor named Sivabhūti, who was a staunch preacher of False Belief Whenever his Guru came to Rajagriha Nagara, Lépa Śrésthi was going with great pomp for a distance of four or five yojanas for the purpose of receiving him. Lèpa Śrésthi had much confidence in the teachings of his Guru and he was faithfully observing them.
When Śramana Bhagavana Mahavira was staying at Rāja. griha Nagara, Lèpa Sréşthi, at the instigation of his friend णं पोग्गळत्यिका यंसि रुविकार्यसि भजीवकायंसि चकिया केइ आसह इत्तर वा सइतर वा जाव तुयट्टित्तए वा एयंसि णं भंते ! पोग्गळत्थिकायंसि afahrife arranायंसि जीवाणं पावकम्मा पानकम्मफलविवागसंजुता कति ? जो इण समड़े कालोदाई ! एयसि णं जीवत्थिकायंसि अरूविकार्यसि जीवाणं पात्रा कम्मा पावकम्मफलविवागमं चत्ता कज्जंति ? हंता कति एत्थ णं से कालोदाई संबुद्धे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ नमस वंदिता नमसित्ता एवं बयासी-इच्छामि णं भंते ! तुब्भं अंतियं धम्मं निसामेराए एवं जहा खंदए तहेव पव्वइए तहेव एक्कारस अंगाई जाव विहरइ || ॥ ( सू ३०५ ) ॥
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