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pams. Bhagavan ! What is your opinion about this they ro of Pudgala Parivrajaka standing with his face directed to the Sun and with his arms raised up? As a result of difficult austerities, steady exposure and gentility of heart, Pudgala Parivrâjaka acquired Vibhanga Jnana and he was able to see the, events of the déva-lokas (heavens) including Brahma-dévaloka.
By the acquisition of this much visible knowledge Pudgala now thought that he had Perfect Knowledge of the Self By Visual Knowledge, he said that he was able to see that the lowest life-limit of gods is ten thousand years, and the highest, is ten sāgaropams. Beyond this. limit there is neither a déva-loka nor a dèva (god). From the place of penance Pudgala Parivrājaka went to his hermitage and having taken his tri-daṇḍa (triple staff, earthen-pot, ochre-coloured clothes etc, he went to the Asrama at Alambhikā, Having kept his clothes, earthen-pot etc, at the Asrama, Pudgala Parivrājaka went to market-places, squares and triangular spaces in the town for the publicity of his knowledge acquired by Vibhanga jnâna There were discussions in the town.
Replying to the question of Gaṇadhara Maharaja Indrabhuti Gautama, the Worshipful Lord said :--'What Pudgala Parivrājaka is not true. The lowest life-limit of gods is ten thousand years and their highest limit is thirty-three Sagaropams. Beyond the Brahma-déva-loka there are other déva-lokas, and there are gods residing there.
All the persons in the Samava-saraṇa heard the explanation. When the preaching was over, all the visitors, praising the explanation of Śramaņa Bhagavana Mahavira, went away to their respective homes
The most correct explanation given by Śramana Bhagavāna Mahavira reached the ears of Pudgala Parivrajaka. He became suspicious about the correctness of the knowledge acquired by him. He had already heard that :-"Śramapa Bhagavana Maha
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