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*With regard to another belief of the followers of other faiths. Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Cautama asked Sramană Bhaga vâna Mahävira saying:-Bhagavan ! Is there any truth in what the followers of other faiths say that even * Kévalıns, subdued under the pernicious influence of an Yaksa (a demon) speak out a falsehood or a speech which is a mixture of iruth and falsehood ? Do Kévalins utter a speech which is of two kinds ?
Bhagavāna Gautama What the followers of other faiths say is not true. Kévalins never come under the influence of an yaksa (a demon) and they never say out a falsehood or say out a word that is a mixture of truth and falsehood. Kėvalins always say out a truth that is perfectly free from sinful intentions or injury and they invariably say out what is neither en untruth nor a falsehood.
Diksā of Gāgali and Pithara. From Rājagriha Nagara, śramaņa Bhagavåna Mahavira went to, Campa Nagari. We have seen that Săla and his younger brother Mahā sāla, entrusten the kingdom of Anga-desa to their sister's , son lagali *रायगिहे जाच एवं क्यासी-अन्नउत्थिया णं मंते ! एवमाइक्खंति जाव परुति-एवं खलु केवली जक्खाएसेणं अतिट्ट समाणे आहच्च दो भासाओ भासति, तं मोसं वा सच्चामोस वा से कहमेयं भंते । एवं ? गोयमा ! जणं ते अन्नउत्यिया जाच जे ते एवमाहंसु मिच्छं ते एवमाहिंसु अहं पुण गोयमा ? एव माइक्वामि-४ नो खलु केवली जक्खाएसेणं आइम्सति, नो खलु केवली जक्खाएसेणं अति समाणे आहच्च दो भासाओ भासति तं. मोसंवा सच्चा. मोसवा, केवली णं असावज्जाओ अपरो वधाइयाओ आहच्च दो भासामो मासति तं सच्चंबा असचा मोसं वा ।। (सूत्रं ६३२) ।। ।। म० २० १८ उडेय. ७. पृ. ७४८-४९ ॥
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