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brutes), and manusyas (human beings), have very uncertain periods of happiness or misery during their lives For some time, they enjoy pleasures of life; at some other time, they are afflicted with pangs of pain,
During this year, Canadhara Agnibhūti and Canadhara Väyubhūti-two brothers-retrained in religious meditation without food and drink for our month at Guna śila Caitya outside Rajagriha Nagara, and attained Moksa
Forty-first Rainy Season Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira lived at Rājagriha Nagara during the rainy season of the Forty-first year of his Ascetic Life.
Forty-second Year of Ascetic Life (B. C. 527-526)
1. Condition of Bhărata-varsa during Duḥsama-duhşama kala. 2 Nirvana of Sramaga Bhagavāna Mahavira at Pāvāpuri.
Even after the close of rainy season, Sramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvîra lived at Rajagriha Nagara, for a long time.
At that time, four Ganadharas (chief disciples) of Sramana Bhagavāna Mahāyîra viz I. Ganadhara Avyakta 2. Gañadhara Mandika 3. Ganadhara Maurya-putra, and 4. Ganadhara Akampita-remained in religious meditation without food and drink for one month, and they attained Moksa (Final Emancipation) at Quņa Sila Caitya of Rājagriha Nagara.
Condition of Bhārata-varsa during Dahşama-dûhşamă Kala
* Indrabhati Gautama.-Bhagavan ! What will be the condition of the Bhärata-varşa of Jambli Dvipa during the Duḥsama
"जंबूदीवे मंते ! दीवे मारहे वासे इमीसे ओसप्पिणीए दसमदूसमाए समाए उत्तमकहपचाए भारहस्स वासस्स केरिस आगारभावपडोयारे
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