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The Last Five Upãngas [III. Lect. 5.
and having made confession and expiation for his sins, having entered into meditation and having met with death at the time of surcease, he was re-born as a god in the Sohamma heaven, in the Vimana Punnabhadda in the assembly hall Uvaväya and in a celestial bed ( and so forth, down to ) became possessed of the Manaha-paryāya knowledge (a knowledge by means of which the thoughts of the minds of other persons are known).
144. In this way, O Goyama, that is the divine prosperity of the god Puņnabhadda. Then Goyama asked: “ Venerable Sir, what has been expounded as the duration of life of the god Punnabhadda ?" Then Mahavira answered: "O Goyama, the duration of his life has been expounded as two Sãgarovamas." Then Goyama asked: " Venerable sir, where will that god Punnabhadda go and where will he be re-born after the expiry of his life in that heaven ?" Then Muhavira answered: "O Goyama, he will be liberated in the Mahavideha country and will put an end to his worldly existence." -
The usual Conclusion is to be inserted here.) End of the Fifth Lecture of the Third Section of the Last five Upångas together called
Nirayāyaliyão.
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