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have a Vedic influence, such as cleansing based religion, bathing for physical cleansing and carrying trident and kamandal (gourd-bowl). The other part of his conduct is based on the Shramanopasak religion propagated by Bhagavan Mahavir. This includes fasting based rigorous austerities, not accepting what is not given, code of alms-seeking and following the tenets of Bhagavan Mahavir. This is an evidence of an assimilative spiritual tradition that must have acted as a bridge between the Shramanic and Vedic schools and has become extinct now. This aphorism describes in detail Ambad Parivrajak's praxis.
The aphorism mentions of Ambad Parivrajak's journey from Kampilyapur to Purimtal. This Kampilyapur was an important city of a southern Panchal area. It was the capital of king Drupad. According to Upasak Dasha Sutra it was a prosperous city. Kundakaulik Shravak resided in this very city. At present there is a village named Kampil at this location on the bank of Boodhi Ganga somewhere between Badayun and Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Historians have different opinions about Purimtal. Some scholars 9 claim that the area called Purulia in Maanbhumi is ancient Purimtal and
others claim that Purimtal is the ancient name of Prayag. Bhagavan Risabhadeva attained keval-jnana in Purimtal garden. There are mentions of numerous visits of Bhagavan Mahavir to Purimtal. It appears that this place must have been located somewhere around Ayodhya only.
८३. तए णं तेसिं परिव्वायगाणं तीसे अगामियाए, छिण्णावायाए, दीहमद्धाए, अडवीए कंचि देसंतरमणुपत्ताणं से पुब्बगहिए उदए अणुपुब्वेणं परिभुंजमाणे झीणे।
८३. वे परिव्राजक चलते हुए एक ऐसे घोर जंगल में पहुँच गये, जहाँ आसपास कोई गाँव नहीं था, जहाँ न व्यापारियों के समूह व गायों के समूह, उनकी निगरानी करने वाले गोपालक आदि का ही आवागमन था। उसका मार्ग बड़ा दीर्घ-विकट था। वे इस जंगल का कुछ भाग पार कर पाये थे कि चलते समय अपने साथ लिया हुआ पानी पीते-पीते क्रमशः समाप्त हो गया।
83. On their way these Parivrajaks arrived in a dense forest. Near that forlorn place there was no village. In that area there was no movement of groups of traders, cows and cowherds. It was in fact a formidable trail. By the time they crossed a small area of the forest they had consumed all the supply of water they had brought along. Se
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