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Jamali who had separated from Mahavira and was moving about at his own discretion reached Sravasti once and was staying in the Tinduka park. He was ill at the time. But he had raised a controversy on a certain issue and was ready to cross swords with Mahavira. Nothing happened immediately beyond Jamali propagating his views among the public. After recovery Jamali left Sravasti but people were still gossiping over the point raised by him. Later, Mahavira was at Campa staying at the Purnabhadra cait ya when one day suddenly Jamali appeared before him and declared that he was no ordinary monk but a full kevali wandering on the earth. Indrabhuti Gautama argued with him but to no effect and Jamali left and continued his false propaganda. But the foundation of falsehood is always weak and Jamali's followers began to break away, the first being Priyadarsana, the head nun under him. This had no effect on Jamali who remained the same propagating falsehood and claiming himself a victor till the last day.
From Mendhika, Mahavira reached Mithila which he used for his monsoon retreat. Then he turned to the western districts.
28th year, pre-Vikrama 485-84
Indrabhuti Gautama with his disciples started a little earlier and halted at the Kosthaka caitya at Sravasti. At that time śramana Kesi Kumara too along with his disciples was sojourning at the Tinduka park here. This instituted a contrast between the religious practices of the two Orders and raised inquisitiveness in the minds of their respective disciples as to which were the more correct. This Indrabhuti Gautama soon realised. Since Kesi Kumara was of the senior Order, Gautama accompanied with his followers saw Kesi Kumara one day. This was a very unusual meeting between the followers of Parsva and Mahavira when they talked about the four-principled religion of the former and five-principled religion of the latter, about Parsva's prescription regarding the use of cloths and Mahavira's in favour of sky-cladness, and many other things of significance. Kesi was convinced that in the existing state of things Mahavira was the leader earmarked. He bowed his head in reverence to Gautama and accepted the five-principled religion. Needless to add, this settled some of the intricate differences between the two religious Orders and had tremendous impact on the people, lay as well as ecclesiastical.
Now, Mahavira reached Sravasti and after a brief halt proceeded towards Pancala. He reached Ahichatra and therefrom proceeded towards Kuru, ultimately settling at the Sahasramaravana park outside Hastina
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