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Gagadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Goutama renounced the world and accepted at T Diksā,-Initiation into the Order of Jain Monks, along with an assemblage of five hundred pupils, when he was fifty years old He was the principal Ganadhara of Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra. He was seven hands tall. The colour of his body was golden-yellow. He was a Brāhmana. He was very learned in the various branches of Knowledge suitable for a Brāhmaṇa. He had a number of fogs Labdhis, Natural acquisitions. Under the influence of t he front Bija-buddhi Labdhi, ky are aroa Ko ta-buddhi Labdhi, and Patzaiftoit foet Padānusărini Labdhi, Ganadhara Bhagavān Indrabhūti Gautama was able to easily master the various Scriptural writings of the Jains. He used to observe fasting on alternate days with very meagre food at break-fast.
Gaşadhara Bhagavān Indrabhūti Gautama lived for thirty years with Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, moving from place to place along with his Venerable Master, and after the Nirvana of śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, and after his acquision of
ag ria Kévala Jñāna, Perfect Knowledge-which he acquired when he was eighty years old,-he went about from village to village instructing numerous devout individuals in religion.
Ganadhara Bhagavān Indrabhūti Gautama acquired Kévala Jñāna during the latter part (the dawn ) of the night of Asvin Vad Amavasya आस्विन वद अमावास्या the night of Divali Day, during which night-middle of the night, Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra acquired fataloga-Nirvāņa Pada - The State of Final Emancipation
Twelve years after the acquisition of Perfect Knowledge, Gagadhara Bhagavan Indrabhūtı Gautama, while wandering from village to village, came to HTCAT Rājagriha Nagari, the town of Rājagriha-adored and worshipped by millions of gods and goddesses.
Knowing the approach of the cime of his demise, Gañadhara Bhagavān Indrabhūti Gautama, remained without food and
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