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got up, censure your own self and sincerely ask pardon from them, who have been initiated by your own hands, and who have already acquired K évala Jñāna. Ganadhara Mahāraja Indrabhūti Gautama then said, "O Venerable Sir, I am unfortunate that whoever gets initiation from me, acquires Kévala jñāna, but I do not. Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira then said "Do not be disappointed; you will also have Kévala Jñāva. He who worships the images of the twenty-four Tirthankaras on the siga faft Astăpadā-giri, attains the wealth of Kévala Jnāna, during that very Bhava Existence."
Pilgrimage to Astāpada When Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama was thus thinking about, a celestial voice was heard “The Jinésvar Bhagavān has said to-day that any humın being who climbs up Mount Astāpada by his own supernatural, power and worships the images of fragat Jinésvaras there, will certainly attain fefur Siddhi-pada, the state of Final Beatitudeduring that life.
On hearing the celestial voice, Ganadhaia Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama requested śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra for permission fo go to 37019&ati Astāpada Tirtha, the place of pilgrimage on Asţapada-giri for the purpose of worshipping the images of Jinéśvara Tirthaikaras there Knowing that by going there, the hermits dwelling there, will be inlightened by Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, a permission to go there was immediately granted to him.
Ganadhara Manārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, became greatly pleased by the permission readily given agreeably with his own desires, and he arrived near the Aştāpada-giri in a moment by a speed as swift as that of the wind, under the influence of alturafos Cāraṇa Labdhi.
In a moment, he went up the great mountain, entered the magnificent temples of ialuarela Nandiśvāra dvipa built by
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