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Ascelic Life-Went to Benares-Vows of Śrâvaka dharma taken by millionairs Culanipitâ and his wife Śyâma, and Surâdéva and his wife Dhanyâ. Bhagavān highly honoured by king Jitaśatru of · Benares-To Alamvhika-Vows of Srāvaka--dharma taken by the millionair Cúllasatak and his wife Bahula-Poggala Parivrājaka His Vibhanga Jnâna and Dikşâ- To Rājagriha-Diksă of MankâtiKim-krama, Arjuna-Kâśyapa, Vatsa, Médha etc Eighteenth Rainy Season at Rājagriha. Nineteenth Year of Ascetic Life-Stayed at Rajagriha for some time after the rainy season Meetings with King Sreņika become more frequent-Incident of a leprous man rubbing infectious purulent matter on the body of śramaņa Bhagavân Mahāvira--Questions about the leprous man-Foreteliing about Śréņika. Proclamation of King ŚréņikaĀrdraka-Kumâra receives an image of Adinath Jineśvara as a present from Abhaya Kumâra-Jâti smaraņa-Ardra Kumâra secretly leaves his home and comes to India-Takes dikşa-Marriage with srimati at Vasantapura. Again he take dikşā after an interval of 113 years and goes to Bhagavân-On the way, he meets with and discussess with Gośālâ, Brāhmaṇa Sannyasins, hasti-tâpasas etc. Dîkså of of Abhaya Kumâra. Some stories about Abhaya Kumâra-Diksă of thirteenth queens and twenty-three princes of Śréņika. Nineteen Rainy Season at Rajagriha-Twentieth Year of Ascetic Life-Went in the directiou of Vatsa-déśaafter the rainy season-Mrigāvati queen of King Udāyana and King Caņdapradyota-Kauśambi invaded-Meeting of Mārigavati and Caņdapradyo!a in the presence of the Bhagavân-Story of Brāhamaņa-putra-Dharma-désanā-Story of a goldsmith of Campā. Dikṣā of Mrigāvati-Kévala Jnāna to Mrigāvati-Dîksā of Eight queens of Caņdapradyota. Twentieth Raiuy Season at Vãiśáli.
CHAPTER V. Twent-first Year of Ascetic Life-Went to Kākandipuri-Dharma-deśanā-Dikṣā of Dhanya Kumāra of Bhadrā šethāņi--To Kampilyapura. Tows of a śrāvaka taken by Kund Kaulika-Diksă of Sunaksotra-To Polāsapura-Saddālaputra -To Vāņijya -grama. Twenty-first Rainy Season at Vāņijya-grāma Twenty-second Year of Ascetic life-Went to Rājagriha-Vows
