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medium of senses. (2) Śruta Jääne-knowledge acquired by hearing or from the preceptor, and (3) Avadhi Jñāna-Visual Knowledge-knowledge of past, present, and future events within a prescribed area, and he acquired Mañah Paryāya. Jñãoaknowledge of the prevailing thoughts of all living being as soon as he entered the Holy Orders.
First Year of Ascetic Life. Sramana Bhagavān Mabāvīra who was fully cognizant of the future immensely hapyy events of his life that were destined to happen to him through the medium of the superbuman knowledge possessed by him; who was perfactly fearless with regard to the numerous troubles and hardships which were likely to occur in near future; who was a treasure-house of various virtuous qualities like tranquillity etc; who was carrying a divine cloth on his shoulder at imploring solicitations of the Indra, although he had abandoned all wearing apparel; who was the the true demonsrator of the Path of Salvation although he had satisfied the wished for desires of needly persons; who was curbing the horse in the form of wicked sensual desires even though he had left off horse-riding; who had renounced all Wealth and property, although he was a protector of the entire Universe, Know went, out of the Jääta Khagựa Vada, with the permission of the members of the jñātrika race, who were there, with a gait resembling that of a lordly elephant although he had left off his own elephants, and graduaily walking with a slow gait, with his eyes directed like the poles of a bullock.cart, to the ground in front of him, went to Kumāra grām
When Šramana Bhagavān Mahavira left the Jñãta Khanda Vaba pleasure-garden and started on a travelling tour, King Nandivardhana and members of jñāta family, followed him for a short distance and then they stood lamenting thus and gazing at him, till he was out of sight:त्वया विना वीर ! कयं व्रजामो? गृहेऽधुना शून्यवनोपमाने। गोष्ठीमुखं केन सहाचरामो ? भोक्ष्यामहे केन सहाऽथ बन्धो ? ॥ ९ ॥
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