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Ascetic Life-Went to Benares-Vows of Śravaka-dharma taken by millionairs Culanipitā and his wife Syāmā and Surādèva and his wife Dhanya-Bhagavan highly honoured by king Jitasatru of Benares-To Alambhika-Vows of Śravaka-dharma taken by the millionair Cullaśataka and his wife Bahula-Poggala Parivrājaka. His Vibhanga Jñāna and Diksā-To Rājagriha-Dikṣa of MankatiKim-krama, Arjuna-Kasyapa, Vatsa, Mèdha etc.-Eighteenth Rainy Season at Rajagriha. Nineteenth Year of Ascetic Life-Stayed at Rajagriha for some time after the rainy season-Meetings with King Sreņika became more frequent-Incident of a leprous man rubbing infections purulent matter on the body of Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvira-Questions about the leprous man-Foretelling about Śrènika. Proclamation of King ŚrèņikaArdraka-Kumāra receives an image of Adinath Jinesvara, as present from Abhaya Kumara-Jati-smarana-Ardraka Kumāra secretly leaves his home and comes to India-Takes dikṣā-Marriage with Śrīmati at Vasantapura. Again he takes dikṣā after an interval of 11 years and goes to Bhagavan-On the way he meets with and discusses with Gośālā, Brāhmaṇa sannyasins, hasti-tāpasas etc. Diksā of Abhaya Kumāra. Some stories about Abhaya Kumara-Diksā of thirteen queens and twenty-three princes of Śrènika. Nineteenth Rainy Season at Rajagriha-Twentieth Year of Ascetic Life-Went in the direction of Vatsa-desaafter the rainy season-Mrigavati queen of King Udayana and King Candapradyota-Kauśambi invaded-Meeting of Mrigavati and Candapradyota in the presence of the Bhagavan-Story of Brāhmaṇa-putra-Dharmadèśana-Story of a goldsmith of CampsDikṣā of Mrigavati-Kèvala Jñāna, of Mrigāvati-Dikṣā of Eightqueens of Candapradyota Twentieth Rainy Season at Väiśāli.
CHAPTER V. Twenty-first Year of Ascetic Life-Went to Kākandipuri-Dharma-deśana-Dikṣā of Dhanya Kumāra of Bhadra śethāņi-To Kampilyapura. Vows of a śravaka taken by Kund Kaulika-Diksa of Sunakṣatra-To Polāsapura-Saddālaputra -To Vanijya-grama. Twenty-first Rainy Season at Vānijya-grāma Twenty-second Year of Ascetic Life-Went to Rajagriha-Vows
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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