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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsun Gyanmandir
He possesses the knowledge of the sixfold prognostics. But he is not an omniscient person, nor is he a tirthankara. Since he is expert only in ashtangnimitta prognostics he is able to predict some future events. But besides this, his claim to omniscience or tirthankarahood is false. He has no internal purity which is the prerequisite for the attainment of omniscience or tirthankarahood."
The news of Mahavira's exposure of Goshalaka rapidly spread throughout the city and reached Goshalaka. Goshalaka was very perturbed and feared that Mahavira would destroy the fame which he had spent sixteen long years in earning. He thought that if people came to know of his hypocrisy, he would be completely ruined by them.
Ananda, an ascetic disciple of Mahavira, was collecting alms and passed by Halahala's workshop where Goshalaka was residing. On seeing him, Goshalaka called out to him and threatened that if Mahavira continued to slander him, he would reduce Mahavira to ashes. He further cautioned him that if Mahavira provoked him, then he would gain nothing, but on the contrary he would invite troubles and would be ruined.
Ananda was terrified and returned and reported the entire everything to Mahavira. Mahavira pacified him and calmed his fears, saying, "O Ananda, Goshalaka may reduce an ordinary man to ashes by his yogic powers. But he can never injure a tirthankara whose yogic powers are infinite and efficacious than those possessed by a person like Goshalaka. Moreover, a tirthankara possesses tremendous yogic powers because he has cultivated, to their fullness, the meritorious spiritual qualities of forgiveness, love, compassion and friendship."
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