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Diksā of Skandaka Parivrājaka
Saying so, Skandaka Parivrājaka took Bhāgavati Dîksă from Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira. Having admitted Skandaka Parivrā. jaka into his Order of Sädhus, śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahăvîra made him familiar with the duties of ascetic life and other religious rites. Skandaka Anagara, remaining in the service of śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvîra, and strictly observing the various rules of ascetic life and giving much attention to Jaina Scriptural Works, studied the Eleven Angas.
Kātyâyana Skandaka used to practise difficult austerities. After Dikṣā, he tried his best to destroy his Karmas by the strict practice of Bhikṣu Pratima (Stages of Spiritual Advancement for a Sadhu), Guņa Ratna Samvatsara Tapa, and other severe austerities.
तिक्खुत्तो आयाहिणं पयाहिणं करेइ करेइत्ता जाव नमंसित्ता एवं वदासी -आलिते ण भंते ! लोए पलिते णं मंते ! लोए आरित्ते पलितेण मंते छोए जरामरणेण य से जहानामएकेइ गाहावयी आगारंसि बियायमाणसि जे से तत्य मंडे भवइ अप्पसारे भोल्लगरूए तं गहाथ आयाए एगंतमंतं अव. कगइ ति, एस मे नित्थिारिए सथाणे गच्चापुरा हियाए मुहाए खमाए निस्सेसाए आणुगामियत्ताए मविस्सइ, एवामेव देवाशुप्पिया ! मझवि आया एगे भंडे इढे कंते पिए मणुने मणामे येज्जे वेसासिए संमए बहुमए अणुमए भंडकरंडगसमाणे मा णं सीयं मा ण उहं मा णं पिवासा मा ण चोरा मा णं वाला मा णं दंसा माणं मसगा गा गं वाइयपित्तिय संभियसंनिवाइयविविहा रोगायंका परीसहोवसग्गा फुसंतु तिकडु एस मे नित्यारिए समाणे परलोयरस हियाप सुहाए स्वमाए नीसेसाण अणुगा. गियत्तोए मविस्सइ, तं इच्छामि ण देवाणुप्पिया ! सयमेव मुंडावियं सयमेव सेहावियं सयमेव सिक्खावियं सयमेव आयारगोयरं विणयवेणइय चरण कर मनायामायावत्तिय धम्ममाइक्खियं । तए णं समणे भगवं महा
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