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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
was staying. He created a big disturbance and shouted evil curses against the venerable teacher. Two of Mahavira's followers, forgetting the advice they had been given, stepped forward to prevent him coming further. Gosalaka immediately turned upon them and with his mystic powers burned them to ashes. Then he rushed toward Mahavira and gathering all his energies, directed at him a great tongue of flame. The flame was as hot as the sun and encircled Mahavira, but it could do him no harm. Instead it turned back on its source. Gosalaka, and severely burned him, so that his whole body was blackened and he fled the place, crying in agony
Gosalaka never recovered. Over the ensuing days, as he lay on his sickbed, his life energy gradu ally drained away. But as he lay dying, he lost the hatred that had burned within him and repented for his misdeeds. His last words were to instruct his disciples to follow Mahavira, who possessed great magical skills
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