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THE CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS
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Lord Mahavira observed that the Parshwa monks grew indifferent to the vows of continence and non-acquistion They indulged a demonstration of occult powers like clairvoyance to enhance their glory He detected these flaws while he was engaged in his pursuits The shramanas who initiated Makhaliputra Gaushalak into the eightfold occult sciences were monks of Parshwa tradition They were Syana, Kalanda, Karnikara Achchhidra, Agni Vaisyayana and Arjuna son of Gomayu They had grasped the subtleties of pleasure and pain, gain and loss and life and death They had the virtue to make great predictions They had, however, abandoned the Parshwa regimen and earned their livelihood by using their clairvoyance and such other occult powers,
The Lord took a stock of the situation and concluded that the system warranted a prompt renovation
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Bhagwati' 15/3-6
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