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22. “O Worty Sirl ask as you desire." Then having received the permission from Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, sramana Kési Kumāra isked as follows --
चाउज्जामो अ जो धम्मो जो इमो पंचसिक्खिओ।
देसिओ बदमाणेणं, पासेणं य महामुणी ॥ २३ ॥ 23. Chāujjāmo a jo dhammo jo imo panca-sikkhio;
Désio Vaddhamāņéņam, Pāséņam ya mahămuni. एगफज्जप्पवनाणं, विसेसे किं नु कारणं ।
धम्मे दुविहे मेहावी ! कई विपचओ न ते ॥ २४ ॥ 24. Égakajjappavannāņam visésé kim nu kāraṇam;
Dhammé duvihé méhāvi' kaham vippaccao na té. 23-24. Mahā-runī Śri Pārsva Nath Bhagavān, has preached gh Dharma,-the duties of religious rites (for an ascetic ) with Pour Great Vows (i-e. Abstinence from feet Himsā, Injury to animals 2 Abstinence from Brazrat Anruta, Falsehood 3 Abstinence from Fetet Stéya, Theft; Stealing 4. Abstinence from a Parigraha Property '; and Sramaņa Bhagavān Sri Vardhamāna Swāmi has preached Dharma with Five Great Vows adding abstinence from Un MaithunaSexual intercourse-as the fourth great vow, and making abstinence from oraz Parigraha, Property, as the fifth great vow. The five great vows preached by Sramaņa Bhagavān Śri Vardhamāna Swāmi are 1 Abstinence from fear Himsā Injury to animals 2. Abstinence from 2457 Anruta, Falsehood 3. Abstinence from Far Stéya.-Theft; Stealing 4 Abstinence from Hysni Maithuna,-Sexual Intercourse, and 5. Abstinence from ofthe Parigraha-Property.
Both were aiming at the accomplishment of one desired object i-e the attainment of AT&T Mokşa, Final Liberation, why should, then, there be any difference in the methods advocated by them ?
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