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Govimdadatta
Govimdanijjutti (Govindaniryukti)
yaga. It is not extant.
1. NisCu. III. p 260, IV. p. 96; AvaCu. I. pp. 31, 353.
239
1. VyaBh. 3.350.
Disciple of a preceptor residing in the city of Tagara.1
Govimdavayaga (Govindavācaka)
to Jainism. He is the author of Govimdanijjutti.2
A treatise composed by Govindavā
1. DasCu. p. 53, DasH. p. 53, NisBh. 3656, SthA. pp. 474, 504; AvaCu. II. pp. 201, 306, 322; VyaBh. 6. 267-8;
A Buddhist monk who, afterwards took
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Gosāla
Govvatia (Govartika) A class of mendicants who used to follow the cows in every respect and took grass, leaves, flowers etc.1
1. Anu. 20, AnuHe. p. 25.
Gosamkhi (Gosankhin) A farmer of Gobbaragama(1). was his wife and Vesiyāyaṇa was his adopted son.1 1. AvaCu. I. p. 297, AvaN. 494, Vis. 1948.
1. Bha. 540.
2. Ibid.
3. SamA. p. 130, PrajH. p. 120, NanM.
AcaCu. pp. 27, 60, 228.
2. NisCu. III. p. 260, IV. p. 96.
Gosala (Gośāla) Son of Mamkhali and his wife Bhadda (28). He was born in Saravana settlement. Mamkhali was a mankha i. e. a picturevendor or a wandering beggar, earning his livelihood by showing pictures.1 Mamkhali's son was named Gosāla because he was born in a cow-shed (gosālā). He was also called Mamkhaliputta, that is, the son of of Mamkhali. He is regarded as the propounder of the creed of Ajiviya i. e. fatalism or pre-determinism.3 Gosāla commenced his life as a mankha just like his father. After some time he made acquaintance with ascetic Mahāvīra and became his disciple. At that time Mahāvīra was spending his second rainy season. Gosāla stayed with Mahavira for six years. Thereafter he developed antinomian proclivities. This produced ill-feeling between the two and ultimately led to a total rupture. Gosala severed his association with Mahavira and when he had passed 18 years more (i. e. twenty-four years of renouncement) he declared himself as a Jina and Titthamkara. Thereafter he quarrelled with Mahavira and threw tejoleśya upon the latter to kill him. But it counter effected Gosala and he died after seven days. On this occasion Mahavira announced that he would still live for 16 years more.5. Gosāla preached his own doctrine of fatalism, i. e denial of freedom
Bamdhumati(3)
p. 239.
4. Bha. 539-546.
5. Bha. 553, 555-556.
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