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age, death, disease, sorrow, and pangs of separation, We have taken the shelter of your lotus-like feet" When requested, thus, Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira, gave them dīksă (initiation into an Order of Ascetics) and explained them the duties of a Sadhu and the observance of daily religious rites. Having being shown all the necessary religious observances suitable for the age, Dèvānandā was enstrusted to Arya Candana-pravartini, as her disciple and Rişabhadaita was handed over to sthaviras sādhus advanced, in Jrāna (knowledge) dikşā paryaya period of initiation) and age (a sådhu sixty years old is a sthavira by age). Boch of them becoming always careful in leading ascetic lite spotlessly, without the least fauit, did various penances and having studied the Eleven Angas of Jaina Agamas (scriptures, they atoned for their various transgressions and fautts in the observance of their vows and for their evil Karmas in previous lives, on their deathbed, and having ascended the ladder of spiritual enhancement by the destruction of alltheir Karmas, both of them, attained Mokşapada (stage of Final Emancipation).
Jamali-Priyadarsana.
Then, Bhagavān Śri Vardhamana Swâmi-accompanied by Ganadhara Maharāja Śri Gautama Swâmi and other sadhusdestroying the darkness of ignorance from the hearts of devout persons,-going about to villages, fortresses, towns etc-and exposing the Path of Mokşa,- came to Kşatriya-kunda grama Nagara. A samavasarana-with caitya vriksa (the consecrated Asoka tree prakâra (enclosing walls), and doors-decorated with numerous white banners and flags and delightful to the people-was prepa red by gods. The thirty-two dévéndras Indras of gods, desirous of seeing the lotus-like face of the Jinésvara, came down from Déva-puri capital city of the gods) in vimānas of various kinds. Now, the Jinèśvara Bhagavān, adored by multitude of gods, entered the samavasaraņa by the door facing the East, and took his seat with his face turned towards the East. The eleven Caņadharas (Chief disciples), Kéval Jnânî (persons with Kévala na na
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