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follower of the rama a tradition, who has given up violence on mobile beings, does not break his vows by violence on immobile beings.
This way with other analyses with appropriate substantiation, Gautama cleared the doubts of Udaka Pedh la. He was leaving when Gautama said, "Udaka, you know that hearing religious speech from a non-violent (m ha a) monk, the person who has gained knowledge bestows respect on him.” Udaka understood Gautama's hint and he not only expressed complete faith in Gautama, but also accepted the five mah vratas at the feet Lord Mah v ra and became part of his monk order. The Lord spent that year's c turm sa N land.
23rd Year as Keval
At the end of the rainy season, moving from N land the Lord reached V ijyagr ma in Videha, which was famous in those days for trade. A prominent trader named Sudar ana lived there. The Lord was staying D tipal a caitya. There were scores of people waiting to see the Lord. Sudar ana came there. After people left, Sudar ana asked the Lord about “time cycles'. Explaining to him about the palyopama time the Lord narrated to him his past life account. On hearing this, Sudar ana recollected his past life. At that very moment he accepted initiation. Then he studied, respectively, the 11 Amgas and 14 p rvas and observed the
rama a vows for 12 years, and destroying his karmas, in the end, attained niry a.
Once Gautama was returning from his alms-seeking stroll to the ‘D tipal a' caitya when, on the way, he heard of the acceptance of a fast by the householder namda. He thought namda is Lord's devoted disciple, has started to observe a fast. Therefore, I must see him; and he went to Koll ga nearby. namda was delighted to see Gautama. He saluted him and after sometime, said -“Lord! Can a householder attain avadhij na remaining at home?" Gautama said -"yes." namda said -“I too have attained avadhij na; I know, and am seeing, forms and objects upto the Culla Himavamta mountain to the north, up to 500 – 500 yojanas of the Salt Ocean, above until Sauddharma realm of gods and below until the Lolaccua hell."
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