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Indra of Mahendra dèva-loka-To Palaka-grāma-Molestation by Dhahila-Went to Campa Nagari-Twelvth Rainy Season at the Agnihotra-sālā of Svatidatta Brahmaņa at Campā Nagari observing four fastings of one mouth each, and attended constantly by Manibhadra and Purnabhadra Vana-vyantara Indras-Svätidatta asked a number of questions on Atma (Soul) to Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira and they being answered in detail to his entire satisfaction, the Brahmana was greatly pleased, and he had high respect for Bhagavan-Thirteenth Year of Ascetic LifeTo Jrimbhika-grāma. Indra did dramatic performance before Bhagavan and said that he would have Kèvala Jñana on a certain day-To Mèdhaka-grāma-Homage by Camarèndra-To Sanmāni-grāma and remained in Kayotsarga outside the villageMolestation from a cowherd-Thrusting of pointed sticks into both the ears of Bhagavan-Went to Madhyam Apāpā NagariSiddhartha Vanik and Kharaka Vaidya saw Bhagavan with the salya when he went to Siddharth's house for alms-Both the Vanik and the Vaidya followed Bhagavan and they removed the sticks from his ears when he was in Kayotsarga. Thus Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra passed 12 years (Twelve years and a half) as a chadmastha Ascetic,
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