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For 12 years, he seriously observed the conduct of a monk and affected his soul through various austerities and died on the Vipula Mountain in meditative state. The Lord reached V ijyagr ma passing through S vatth , from Kaytamgal .
The 12th Year as Keval
At the end of the monsoon period the Lord left V ijyagr ma and came to the Bahu la caitya in Br hmi aku da. Jam li, the heretic had sought permission in this very place from the Lord to wander separaetely and when he was silent he left with five hundred monks to wander independently. The Lord arrived at Kau mb while going towards Vatsade a. At Kau mb , Candra and S rya had come for venerating the Lord in their own vim nas, which is an extraordinary event. From Kau mb the Lord reached R jag ha and stayed at Gu a la caitya. The Lord's monsoon stay of the year was at R jag ha. In that same year his disciples, ‘Veh sa' and `Abhaya' became gods after their fast unto death on Vipula Mountain.
The 13th Year as Keval
Leaving R jag ha the Lord reached Camp and stayed at P r abhadra garden. Kau ika used to rule Camp at that time. Kau ika had made systematic arrangements to stay abreast of the Lord's well-being and news of his leaving. He used to have his food after he got the above news of the Lord. On the news of arrival of the Lord, Kau ika went to pay obeisance to the Lord with pomp and show. The Lord gave his sermon. Many householders became monks. Prominent among them were the ten grandsons of re ika. Jinap lita, etc also became rama as and a famous trader like P lita became a votary and the Lord completed his rainy season haltthere.
The 14th Year as Keval
From Camp the Lord left for Videha. At K kand city, the householder Khemaka' and 'Dh tidhara' took initiation and observing restraint and austerities for 16 years, in the end both became enlightened at the Vipula hill. Wandering, the Lord reached Mithil and stayed there for the rainy season. Completing that, passing through Amgade a, the Lord reached
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