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drink for one month, and in the end, he acquired Arne Mokşa Pada,-the State of Final Emancipation,-when he was nidely two years old.
Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama had a doubt in his mind about the existence of a Jiva,-the Soul-whether the Soul existed or not, caused by various contradictory that Śrutis occurring in the Vèdas and their incorrect explanations given by different learned sages. He had never expressed that doubt before any one else, under the fear of losing his fame as a Rea Sarvajña,-an Omniscent. But on hearing the name of another Sarvajna, he expressed a desire that he would call the other Sarvajña as Sarvajña, only when he discloses the doubt long-cherished in his mind, otherwise not by any means.
When, however, while approaching śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira seated in the Samavasara a, with the object of defeating his adversary in discussion, he was accosted, with very sweet nectar-like words, calling him by his name and his Gotra, and also when śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra disclosed the fact that he had a doubt about the existence of the Soul and that it was caused by various contradictory verses in the Védas, he was greatty pleased.
śramaşa Bhagavān Mahāvira then explained in detail all his doubts about the Soul, with correct explanations of the verses from the Véjas. The subject has been fully discussed in the Third part of “ Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira” to which the reader is referred.
Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama having received the most correct explanations about all his doubts, took FIATT Diksă along with his five hundred pupils.
Ganadhara Bhagavān Indrabhūti Gautama possessed such unusual divine powers that all those lucky persons who received #virantaten Bhagavati Dikså, Initiation into the Order of Jain
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