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The 7th Year of mendicancy
Wandering across different parts of Magadha, the Lord practised the seventh year of austerity without calamities for eight months. He reached the lambhiy city for the monsoon stay and observing four months fast, completed his c turm sa meditation breaking his fast outside the city he stayed in the Vasudeva temple in "Kamd ga' and in Baladeva temple 'Bhadda 'he reached Bahus la village and there in a S la forest, he became meditative. There a demoness named 1 rya produced many calamities but could not disturb the Lord and in the end begged forgiveness and left.
gth Year of mendicancy
Leaving Bhadda the Lord arrived at Loh rgal. The local authorities questioned him as he entered Loh rgal . As Lord maintained silence and feeling suspicious, people took him to the king Jita atru. The soothsayer of Asthika village was present there saluted the Lord and introduced him to all. King Jita atru too prayed to him and after due respects, bade him farewell. From there the Lord moved to Purimat la and stood in meditation at the 'aka amukha' garden outside the city. From there, passing through ‘Unn ga' and 'Gobh mi', he arrived at R jag ha. There he spent the eighth monsoon retreat and observed fasts of four months and due austerities and completion of the c turm sa fast, broke his fast outside the city and moved ahead.
The 9th Year of mendicancy
After leaving R jag ha, the Lord thought again that truly, it is possible to annhilate karmas only in An rya region. Thinking thus, he again left for the Anārya Ļ dha and ubhrabh mi. People there were insensitive, cruel and without compassion. Hence, the Lord bore with different troubles with equanimity. When he did not get the right place, he completed the monsoon time in ruins, under trees, or simply wandering about. This way, wandering in An rya region, the Lord re-entered the rya region.
The 10th Year of mendicancy
From the An rya region the Lord was going to 'Siddh rthapura' and from there to 'Krmagr ma' and Go laka was with him, too. On the
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