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the subject of Pratyakhyana, ( determination of not using certain things on certain days, a detailed account of which will be found in “Sutra-Kritanga"). Gautama Svami explained the subject by giving various arguments to Udaka Muni, who thereafter came to Lord Mahavir and became his follower. THE LAST REPENTENCE OF GOSHALA AND
HIS ASCENDING TO HEAVEN.
Once more Lord Mahavira came to Shravsti and stayed there in a garden named Koshtaka. Goshala was also there. He used to call him self ' Jina '. He had the knowledge of Ashtanga-Nimitta, which enabled him to know all events that took place in the past or that would take place in the future. He was staying at the house of a potter named Halahala. As a rule, the world is accustomed to put every new thing to test and, when that thing proves worthy in the test it is accepted. The same was the case with Goshala's knowledge of Ashatanga-Nimitta. People were attracted towards him after hearing his praise and became his followers. Prediction of events was certainly a supernatural thing for the public, and gradually people began to regard him as an
Arihanta'. One day Gautama Svami, who had gone to the city on his begging tour ( Gochari), heard that Goshala was staying there and was known as 'Arihanta' or 'Omniscient As soon as he heard this Gautama Svami returned to the presence of hundreds of persons sitting there addressed bim, " Tell me, 0, Lord, how far are people justified in calling Goshala' Arihanta'or Omniscient, ?” Then the Lord replied "Do you want to know about Goshala, the son of a Munkhali?
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