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During that time, some sthaviras (elderly learned sādhus) of Bhagavāna Parsva Natha Tirthankara, accompanied by five hundred disciples came to Tungia Nagari (a town in the neighbourhood of Rajagriha Nagara) and put up at Pusyavatiha Caitya of that town. On hearing the news of their arrival there, a number of devotees and citizens went to the Pusyavatika Caitya for darśana and hearing the preaching. To the devotees and the assembly of citizens, the learned sädhus preached the Dharma of Tirthankara Bhagavāna Parsva Nâtha with Four Great Vows. On hearing the preaching, people were greatly satisfied. With the object of gaining more knowledge, some of them commenced religious discussions and asked the sthaviras.-Bhagavan! What is the gain accruing from self-control and from austerities?
Sthaviras:-O worthy persons! Stoppage of the advent of Karmas involving sinful acts, is the fruit of Self-control. Shredd. ing of the Karmas involving sinful acts, is the fruit of Tapas (austerity).
Citizens:-Bhagavan! If stoppage of the advent of Karmas involving sinful acts is the fruit of self-control and if shredding मासखमनहिं विचित्तेर्हि तवोकम्मेहिं अप्पाणं भावेमाणे विहरति । तर जं से खंदए अणगारे तेणं ओरालेणं विउलेणं पयत्तेणं पग्गहिएणं कल्लाणेणं सिवेणं धनेणं मंगल्लेणं सस्सिरीएणं उदग्गेणं उदतेणं उदारेणं महाणुभागेणं aatकम्मे के लक्खे निम्मंसे अहिचम्मावणदे किडिकिडियाभृए किसे धमणिसंत जाते यावि होत्था जीवंजीवेण गच्छइ जीवंजीवेण चिट्ठा भास माfearfa Ters, भाभासमाणे मिळावि मास मासिस्सामीति गिलायति से जहा नामएकgeडिया इ वा पत्तसगडिया इ वा पतमिलभंग मगडिया इवा एरण्डकसगडिया इ वा इंगालसगडिया इ वा उण्हे दिण्णा सुका समाणी ससहं गच्छ ससदं चिह्न एवामेव खंदय वि अणगारे ससद्द गच्छ ससहं चिवचित् अवचिए मंससोणिएणं हुवासणेविव भासर। सिपडिच्छन्ने वेणं कथं तवतेयसिहीए अतीव २ उबसोभे माणे २ चिदुइ ।। (मु-९३) ।।
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