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day of the bright fortnight of Vai kha which comes six months after Mrgar a.
2nd Year as omniscient
Completing the rainy period stay at R jag ha, the Lord moved towards Videha. He arrived at ‘Br hma aku da' and stayed at Bahu la caitya. Scholar abhadatta had come to pay respects with his wife Dev nand. Seeing the Lord, Dev nand 's heart was filled with love. She became joyous and overwhelmed and tears started flowing form her eyes while milk oozed from her breasts. Gautama was astonished to see this and asked the Lord – “Lord! Who is this?" The Lord said - "Gautama, she is my mother and due to love for her son, she is excited." Thereafter, hearing the Lord's speech at the samava ara a abhadatta and Dev nand took initiation and studying the 11 Amgas, observed years of austerities and penance and attained mok a.
Adjacent to Brāhmaṇakuņda was K atriyakuņda. There prince Jam li along with five hundred other princes took initiation. His wife, Priyadar an, who was Lord's daughter, also took initiation with one thousand women. The Lord spent that monsoon in Vai 1.
The 3rd Year as Keval
Leaving Vai l the Lord arrived at the capital city of Vatsade a Kau mb , and sat in the Candr vatara a caitya. The grandson of king Sahasr n ka used to rule over Kau mb . His name was Ud yana; he was the son of at n ka. His mother's name was Mg vat who was the daughter of king Ce aka of Vai 1. There used to live a rama a follower by name Jayamt , Sahasr n ka's daughter, or at n ka's sister, the aunt of Ud yana. Learning of the arrival of the Lord, Ud yana, along with his mother M g vat and aunt Jayamt arrived at the service of the Lord. Jayamt heard the Lord's discourse and asked questions, given here briefly:
Jayamt 's first question was -"How does a soul get heavy or light?" In reply the Lord said -“A soul immersed in 18 sins, becomes heavy and keeps wandering in the world through endless time. A soul becomes light by getting rid of these sins and crosses the ocean of the world.” Jayamt 's
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