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भगवती सूत्र शः २ उः १
embraced the monthly bhiksu-pratima. Thereafter the said monk Skandaka practised the monthly bhikṣu-pratimă as per the Sūtras, as per sanctions, as per path, as per fundamentals, with equanimity, and touched duly by his body. He performed, adorned himself with, completed, fulfilled, sang in praise of followed, performed as per sanctions,...till duly touched by his body,...till adored (and thereafter) returned to Śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvīra, paid homage and obeisance to him and made the following submission :
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-Bhante ! If you kindly permit, then, with your permission, I wish to perform the two-monthly (course of) bhikṣu-pratimā.
-Do as it may please thee, oh beloved of the gods, but delay not.
(This was done, and in this manner he completed) three-, four-, five-, six- and seven-monthly bhiksu-pratimā, (and then) the first course of seven day-nights, second course of seven day-nights, third course of seven day-nights, a whole day-night, a whole night (in all a course of 12 ), and having done bhiksu-pratimă for a night as per the Sūtras,...till having adored it, he repaired where Śramaṇa Bhagāvan Mahāvīra was,...till paid obeisance, and made the following submission :
-Bhante! If you please permit me, then, with your permission, I desire to embrace and practise guna-ratna-samvatsara15
-Do as it may please thee, oh beloved of the gods, but delay not.
जाव..
तणं से खंदए अगगारे समणेण भगवया महावीरेणं अब्भणुष्णाए समाणे व... णमंसित्ता गुणरयणसंवच्छरतवोकम्मं उवसंपज्जिता णं विहरइ । तं जहा - पढमं मासं चउत्थं चउत्थेणं अणिक्खित्तेणं तवोकम्मेणं दिया ठाणुक्कुडुए सूराभिमु आयावणभूमीए आयावेमाणे रति वीरासणेणं अवाउडे । एवं दोच्चं मासं छट्ठछट्ठेणं अणिक्खित्तणं दिया ठाणुक्कुडुए सूराभिमुहे आयावणभूमीए आयावेमाणे रति वीरासणेणं अवाउडेण य । एवं तच्चं मासं अट्ठ मंअट्ठमेणं चउत्यं मासं दसमंदसमेणं पंच्चमं मासं बारसमंबारस मेणं छट्ठं मासं चउद्दसमंचउदसमेणं सत्तमं मासं सोलसमं सोलसमेणं अट्ठमं मासं
