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131 Jam rayañim ca ņam Samaņé Bhagavam Mahāvīré jáva savvadukkhappahîné tam rayasim ca ram kuntaū apuddhari nāmam sāmuppannā, ja thiyê acalamåņà chaumatthāpam nigganthānam nigganthinam ca no cakkhuphāsam havvamagacchai, jaathiyā calaināņā chaumatthânam nigganthanam ya nigganthina cakkhuphasam havvamāgacchai.
133 Jam pásittă bahūhim niggantham nigganthihi ya bhaktài paccakkhāyāim. Sè kimâhu bhanté ! ajjappabhim sanjame důrârahaè bhavissai.
Trans. 132 During the night in which śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira-till savvadukkhappahiné (became one whose bodily and mental pains were completely destroyed ), a variety of small creatures was produced which, if stationary and not moving. could not be, readily seen by Sadhus (monks) and Sadhvis (nuns) possessing imperfeck knowledge, and which if un-stationary and moving are readily seen by them.
133. On seeing these minute creature swarming up, many Sådhus (Monks) and Sadhvis (nuns) did a vow of abstaining from food and materlias till death. The pupil asks-o Worshipful Master! Why did they abstain from food and drink materials ? The Guru Maharaja replied :-Because, hence-forward samyama ( ascetic life ) will be accomplished with difficulty. The world will be full of numerous small creatures and it will be filled with a number of heretics making it quite unsuitable for true ascetics.
On knowing that the time of the Nirvana of śramaņa Bhagavana Mahāvira was drawing near, Indra and Ganadhara Bhagavāns asked a number of questions to śramaņa Bhagavana Mahāyira and they were explained in details by him. An
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