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BOOK II, LECTURE 15.
THIRD PART.
FIFTEENTH LECTURE,
CALLED THE CLAUSES 1
In that period, in that age lived the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira, the five (most important moments of whose life happened) when the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Uttaraphalgunia; to wit: In Uttaraphalguni he descended (from heaven), and having descended (thence), he entered the womb (of Devânanda); in Uttaraphalguni he was removed from the womb (of Devânanda) to the womb (of Trisala); in Uttaraphalguni he was born ; in Uttaraphalguni tearing out his hair, he left the house, and entered the state of houselessness; in Uttaraphalgunt he obtained the highest knowledge and intuition, called Kevala, which is infinite, supreme, unobstructed, unimpeded, complete, and perfect. But in Svâti the Venerable One obtained final liberation. (1)
When in this Avasarpini era, the Sushama-sushama period, the Sushamâ period, the Sushamaduhshama period, and much time of the Duhshamasushama period had elapsed, seventy-five years nine and a half
1 Bhavana. The bhâvanâs are subdivisions of the five great VOWS. Hatthottara in the original.
Kalpa Sætra, § 1.
