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During this twenty-fifth year of Ascetic Life, Sramana Bhagavāna Mahāyira lived at Mithilā Nagarî for the rainy season.
Twenty-sixth Year of Ascetic Life (B. C. 543-42).
1. Vhara towards Aiga Desa. 2. Fighting at Vaisali 3. Diksā of the ten widowed Queens of King Srèņika.
!. Vihara towards Anga Desa. Soon after the close of the rainy season, śramaņa Bhaga. văna Mahāvira left Mithilā Nagari, and going in the direction of Anga Déśa, he came to Campă Nagari and put up at Purņabhadra Caitya of that town.
2. Fighting at Vaitāli, During this time, there was severe fighting and blood-shed going on at Vaiśāli, Its immediate cause was as follows:-King Śréņika had given a precious necklace of eighteen strings and an excellent elephant named Sécanaka to his two Sons Halla and Vèhalla during his life-time. When one day, Halla and Véhalla
अणुनए नावणए महेसी न यावि पूयं गरहं च संजए। से उज्जुभावं पडिज्ज संजए निव्वाणमग्गं विरए उवेइ ॥ २०॥ अरइ-रइसहे पहोणसंथवे विरए श्रायहिए पहाणवं । परमपएहिं चिट्टई छिमसोए अममो अकिंचणो ।॥ २१ ॥
विवित्तलयणाइ भज्ज ताई निरुवले वाई असंथडाइ । इसीहि चिनाइ महायसेहि कारण फासेज्ज परिसहाई ।। २२ ।। स नाण-नाणोवगए महेसी अणुतरं चरिउ धम्मसंचयं । अशुत्तरे नाणधरे जसंसी ओभासई सरिए वंतलिक्खे ॥ २३ ।। दुविहं खयेऊण य पुन-पावं निरंगगे सवओ विप्पमुक्खो। तरित्ता समुदं व महाभवोहं समुद्दपाले अपुणागमं गए ।। २४ ।
पत्ति बेमि ॥
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