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Although his body had become greatly emaciated by continuous fasting and severe penance, AIARE 2194 Anand Sravaka always observed his vows with great devotion and increasing sincerity. On account of steady application and the destruction of garatfoy Jnānāvaraạiya Karma, Knowledgeobscuring Karma, Ananda Śrāvaka, one day, acquired af FIA Avadhi Jnāna, Visual Knowledge.
amaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra happened to arrive near the village. Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama went into the village, during the third quarter of the day, begging for food, with the permission of the Lord and having heard the account of Ananda Sravaka, from people, he went to the place where Ananda Srāvaka lived. On seeing Gañadhara Mahārāja Gautama Swāmi coming to him, he was greatly delighted and bowing down low before bim Ananda Sravaka imploringly said “My lord I My body has become greatly emaciated by severe austerities and hence I was not able to come to you. You will be pleased to come a little nearer." So saying, he bowed down reverentially three titres, at the feet of Gañadhara Mahārāja Indra bhūti Gautama, and asked him "O Lord ! can a householder attain af FT Avadhi Jnāna, Visual Knowledge, during his domestic life? Ga nadhara Gautama Swāmi replied “ Yes. He can.
Addressing Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, the devout Śrāvaka Anandaji said I Most respectful Sir, I have acquired as fa Avadhi Jnāna, Visual Knowledge, and I am able to see objects as far as five hundred yojans each way in the East, South and West towards the 90 AKA Lava na Samudra, Salt Ocean, and I am able to know and see objects as far as the fata e Himavanta Varshadhara, Himavanta Mountain in the North, the aud 14 Saudharma Dévaloka, in the Upper World, and as far as the glasi #TF1218 Lolucbya Narakāvāsa, Loluchya hell of the tag i Ratnaprabhā earth in the Lower World.”
