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and turn it to ashes. Thereupon, that person attains liberation, knowledge and salvation."
"In the same city lived Ayampula who was a follower of the' Ājiva ka' sect. One night, while worrying about family affairs, he wondered what was the form of Halla (a kind of insect). To get an answer to this, he went to the pottery mart of Hālāhalā to meet his preceptor Gośāla ka. He felt
amed when he saw Gośāla ka dancing, singing and drinking wine, and retraced his steps. The other Ajiva ka Stha - viras noticed him and called him. They acquainted him with the aforesaid eight Ultimate things and said: "Now you go and have an answer to your question."
"On an indication from the Sthaviras, Gośālaka kept aside the stone of ma ngo and spoke to Aya mpula: "Ayampula, in the middle of night, you wished to know the form of Halla, but you could not satisfy your curiosity. You came to me for the right answer. Seeing me in this state, you felt ashamed and wished to go back, but you are mista ke n. What I have in my hand is not a raw mango but its skin. To drink this at the time of attainment of nirvana is essential. Dance, song etc. are also ultimate things at the time of Nirvana. There fore, you also play on the Veena (lute).
Gośālaka's repentence
"Ayampula got the answer to his question and returned. Feeling that his last moments were near, Gośālaka sent for the Aji vaka Sthavira. He said: "After I am dead, bathe my body with scented water, wipe it with scented ochre cloth, apply on it paste of sandal from Gośirsa mountain, put onit precious white clothes and adorn it with ornaments. Then put my body on a pa lanquin, which a thousand persons only can lift, and carry it through Śrāvasti announcing thus: 'The twenty-fourth and ultimate Tirthankara Gosa - la ka, son of Mankhall became Jina, Siddha (free from birth and death) and Mukta (liberated), free of all sorrows'. Thus with great celebration perform my last rites".
"At the end of the seventh night, Gośālaka's false noti ons left him. A thought came to his mind: "'I am proclaiming myself Jina without being one. I killed śramanas and bore animus towards my Acarya. Sramana Bhagawan Mahavira alone is true Jina. "He called the Sthaviras a gairt
| SR No. | 022804 |
| Book Title | Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nagaraj Muni |
| Publisher | Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 804 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |