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angry and begins to outrage Mv. C 7. (677b) Savvāṇubhūi, a native of the eastern country, and Suṇakkhatta of Kosala, two disciples of Mv., reprove G. and are incinerated by his magic fire (tavenam teenam. bhasa-rāsim karei). When Mv. reproves G., he again emits his magic fire but rebounding from Mv.'s body it strikes G. himself. G. says that within six months Mv. will die of bilious fever (pitta-jjara), but Mv. replies that within seven days G. himself will die of that disease as an imperfect being (chaumattha), whereas he, Mv., will live for another sixteen years as a Jina. The élite (aha-ppahāņa jaṇa) of Savatthi believe Mv.'s prophecy. Mv. now allows his disciples to argue with G. about all kinds of questions. So they do; G. is unable to defend himself and many of his pupils stay with Mv. Some, however, go back with him to Halahala's house. There G. starts conducting himself in a delirious way.
C 8. (680a) Mv. explains to Goy. that the magic fire that struck G. was powerful enough to destroy the sixteen regions (janavaya). He further explains that G. proclaimed two new theories, viz the theory of the eight finalities (aṭṭha caramāim) and the theory of the four drinks (cattāri pāṇagaim) and the four refreshing things that are not drinks (apāṇaya jaha Paoga-pade refers to Pannav. 16: 328a), in order to account for this delirious actions, scil. in order to hide his sins (tassa vi ya nam vajjassa [vajja avajjal pacchādan'aṭṭhayae). By expounding these new theories the Ajiviya theras succeed in reassuring their layman Ayampula of Savatthi who, wanting to question G. on the nature of the halla insect (: govälika-trna-saman'ākāraḥ kiṭaka-viseṣaḥ, Abhay.), visits him and is very much confounded by his master's strange behaviour. G. orders his theras to bury him after his death with the honours due to the last Jina.
The sixteen countries are:
1. Anga
2. Vanga 3. Maga(d)ha 4. Malaya
5. Malava 6. Accha 7. Koccha
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