Sthaviravali

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha

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of spiritual advancement of the Soul and he possessed unswerying faith in that belief. He always had a two-days fasting and on the third day, he took very meager diet, still his body was plump and magestic.
When Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra came to Prista Campa Nagari qe igrat, both the princes Sāla era and Maha Sāla of the King of Prista Campā Nagari, went to him with a large retinue. On hearing the preaching of the Venerable Ascetic, both the brothers had repugnance towards worldly belongings, So they went home and having entrusted their kingdom to their sister's son Gāngila nifra, both of them accepted Diksā
In Initiation into his Order of Monks and studied eleven Angas under elderly Sadhus.
One day, with the permission of Sramıņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, they returned to Prista Campā, accompanied by Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Goutama, for the purpose of instructing their family-members in spiritual knowledge.
On receiving information about their arrival there, King Gāngila went to give his respects to them, and having reverentially bowed down before Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama and Munis Sāla and Mahā Sāla, he sat there for the purpose of hearing the preaching.
Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, who, at that time, possessed the four varieties of Right Knowledge viz afaFra Mati Jnána, ensitive knowledge; Knowledge acquired by means of the senses and mind. 2. gana Śruta Jnāna, Scriptural Knowledge; Knowledge derived from the reading or preaching of scriptures or thru an object known by sensitive knowledge; 3. affia Avadhi Jnāna, Visual Knowledge, Direct Knowledge of matter in various degrees with reference to 6 Dravya, Subject-matter, go Kshetra Space, FL Kāla Time and I Bhāva, Quality of the object Known; 4. :9dan Manahparyaya-Juāna, Mental knowledge, Direct knowledge of another