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Mahāvira Now, he obtained the knowledge called manahparyāya-jñāna by which he could know the thoughts of all intellectual beings." He reached Kummiragăma the same day one Muhutta before sunset. Neglecting his body he started meditating on his self. He determined to forbear all calamities arising from divine powers, human beings and animals."
Next day Mahāvīra went to the Kollāya(1) settlement. There he broke his fast at the house of Brähmana Bahula(2). From there he went to the Moråga settlement. After touring the adjacent area he came back to Morāya to spend his first rainy season there at the request of Daijamtaga. But owing to the displeasure of the host he could stay there only for fifteen days and had to spend the rest of the season at Atthiyagāma.48
From Atthiyagāma Mahāvira went again to Morāga. From there he proceeded first towards southern Văcāla and thereafter towards northern Vācāla where in the way he abandoned his divine cloth.47 Thus he wore one garment only for a year and a month and wandered about naked afterwards. He was stung by a venomous serpent called Camdakosiya near a hermitage known as Kaņagak hala.49 He broke his fifteen days' fast at the house of merchant Nāgasepa belonging to northern Vācāla.50 Thereafter Mahāvīra went to Seyaviyā. From there he went to Surabhipura. Thereafter he reached the Thuņāga settlement after crossing river Gangā by boat. Then he came to Ņālamdă a suburb of Rāyagiha, There he spent his rainy season in a weaver's shed51 and broke his one month's fast at the house of merchant Vijaya(6) of Rāyagiha.52 On observing five extraordinary occurrences appearing thereby at that place Gosāla approached the venerable ascetic and made a request to admit him as his disciple. Mahāvira did not entertain his request. The venerable ascetic had his second month's páran, at the house of Anamda(3) and that of the third month at the house of Sūnamda(5). At the end of the rainy season Mahāvīra left for the Kollāya (2) settlement and broke his four month's fast at the house of Brāhmana Bahula(4). Gosāla, too, went there and again requested Mahāvīra to take him as his disciple. This time his request was accepted and both the venerable ascetic and Gosāla lived together for a considerable period.53
From Kollāga Mahavira acccompanied by Gosāla went to Suvanpakhala, Bambhanagama and then to Campā. Here he spent his third rainy season.54 44. Aca. 2.179.
50. AvaCu. I. p. 279. 45. Aca. 2.179, AcaN. 277ff.
51. AvaCu. I. pp. 279-282, Bha. 541, 46. Avaču. I. pp. 270-2, Bha. 541, Sam.
AvaN. 469-470. 70, Sam. 157, AvaN. 329.
52. Bha. 541, AvaCu. I. p. 282, AvaN. 47. AvaCu. I. pp. 275-7, AvaN. 467.
474. 48. Kalp. 117, Aca. 9. 1.4.
53. Bha. 541. 49. AvaCu. I. pp. 278-9.
54. AvaCu. I. pp. 283-4, AvaN. 476, 73
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