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he restored to vows of self-castigation (fasting) together with thirty-six monks'74 in the month Śrāvana (July-August) on the seventh (day). 175 In the light half in the first part of the day in the constellation Vesākha (April-May), after a pair of meditations in two stages of purification,176 standing on the top of the mountain Sammedal77
158. tat-kālôcita-kāryāni vartayitva yathā-kramam
nihsesa-karma-nirnāśān nirvane niścalam sthitah
he gradually did what was customary at that time, because he wanted to destroy his remaining karman, and he stood motionless in his nirvāna. 178
159. krta-nirvana-kalyānāh surendrās tam vavandire
"vandāmahe vayam câinam nanditum sundarair gunaih"
The kings of the gods saluted him by hailing the festive day of his nirvāņa: "we salute him and are very pleased with his noble qualities.”
160. ūdi-madhyânta-gambhīrāh santo 'mbu-nidhi-samnibhäh
udaharanam eteșām Pārsvo ganyah kşamāvatām
They resemble the ocean: deep at the beginning, in the middle and at the end. Pārsva should be counted an example for people here to be forbearing.
161. fvaj-janmabhişavôtsave sura-girau svöcchvāsa-nihśvāsajaih
svargêśän bhrśam anayas tvam anilair andola-līlām muhuh.
174 In Hemac., Trio IX 4,316, frayastrimsan muni-yutah māsam cân-aśanam vyadhäl and Bhd, 8.368, whose verses are nearly identical here, there are only 33 monks.
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In Hemac., Trio IX 4,317, and Bhd 8,370 it is the eighth day.
176 On the guing-sthanas sec Jaini 1979: 2727.
177 Read Sammeta and see vs 14.
13* Note the alliteration in the second line of this stanza; the fourfold prefix nis- means to emphasize the wish for annihilation.
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