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two daughters. Rsabha at the request of the people became the sovereign king and ruled the Kosala Janapada from its capital city Vinita (p. 162). Rsabha taught script to Brahmi with his right hand and taught mathematics to Sundari through his left hand. Bharata was taught rūpa while Bahubali was taught painting (cittakamma) and palmistry (lakkhaṇam). It was for the first time that Rsabha taught arts and crafts to the people at large (p. 163). At the time of his renunciation Rsabha distributed his kingdom amongst Bharata and his other sons. Kaccha and Mahakaccha along with other 4000 kings also renounced the world with Rsabha (p. 163).
When Rsabha was roaming as an ascetic two princes namely Nami and Vinami, who were absent when Rsabha distributed his kingdom at the time of his renunciation, associated and helped him in various manner. Dharana Nagaraya, when he came to know that their object was to achieve some portion of the land, taught them mahārohint and other vidyās and asked Vinami to establish his kingdom at Vaitadhya in the North and Nami to form his kingdom at Vaitadhya in the South. This is how the kingdom of Vidyadharas was established (p. 163).
Rsabha, after his wandering about for the whole year, as an ascetic, got the first bhikṣā (alms, food) from Sreyamsa, the grandson of Bahubali and son of Somaprabha at Hastinapura (p. 164).
When Rsabha became an omniscient, Rsabhasena, the son of Bharata became his first Ganadhara, the head of his all the ascetics while Brahmi became the head of nuns (p. 183).
On the same day when Rsabha became an omniscient Bharata got the jewels, cakra etc. Bharata came out to worship Rsabha (p. 183).
After his digvijaya Bharata asked his 98 brothers to treat him as a Cakravarti. They took advice of Rsabha and became monks (p. 186). Thereafter it was the turn of Bahubali. Duta was sent to him by Bharata asking him to serve the Cakravarti Bharata. Bahubali did not agree to the proposal. Bharata with his army went to Taksasila. Bahubali came out of the city and met Bharata. It was settled that only they two should fight5 without army or arms. When Bharata was conquered by Bahubali in all types of physical fights, he was ready to use his cakra, given by god. Stunned by seeing this Bahubali told Bharata that if
5 Here Ravisena says that Potana was the capital of Bahubali and further he says
that there was war but after that Bahubali proposed duel, pp. 4, 68 ff.
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