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595
Thirty-fourth year of Ascetic Life (B. C. 535-534)
1. Kalodayî 2. Dikṣa of Kalodāyî 4. Lépa Sréṣthî 4. Dikṣā of Lépa Śrèşthì 5. Pèdhala-putra Udaka 6 Diksă of Pédhālaputra Udaka.
During the winter Śramaņa Bhagavana Mahavira left Rajagriha Nagara and went to a number of villages and towns for preachiug. During the summer, he returned to Rājagriha Nagara and had his lodging at Guga Sila Caitya of the town.
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1. Kalodǎyi.
One day when Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama was coming back to Gugasila Caitya after taking his alms from Rajagriha Nagara, Kalodayî, Śailodâyî and other followers of various Faiths were carrying discussions on the Pancāstikāya categories promulgated by the Tirthankaras, on the way to Guna Sila Caitya On seeing Indrabhati Gautama passing by the road, some of them said :- 'O Beloved of the gods! We are discussing about Dharmastikaya etc. See, the Canadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama,--the chief disciple of Śramaņa Jnāta-putra is passing near-by. Let us go and ask him on this subject" Immediately Kalodâyi, Śailodāyî, Śaivālodāyi and others, went to indrabhuti Gautama and stopping him on the road, they said --O Gautama! Your religious teacher and preacher Śramaņa Jnata-putra propagates the theory of Pancastikayas commencing with Dharmastikāya. Out of these five, he says that four are a-jiva-kaya (lifeless bodied) and only one is Jivakaya (embodied with a living soul). Again, he says that the four are a-rūpi kāya (formless bodied) and one is a rûpi kâya (with a body having a form) O Gautama! What are we to know about this matter? What is the real truth about the theory of Astikāya ?
Indrabhuti Gautama --O Beloved of the gods We do not call anything as existing, which is non-existent, and we do
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