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CHAPTER SIX
When the month of pādapopagama was completed, on the fifth day of the white half of Caitra, the moon being in conjunction with Mrgaśiras, the Teacher of the World in paryanka-posture $61 restrained gross mind- and speechactivity, like a charioteer checking horses, but continued in gross body-activity. Then the Blessed One checked gross body-activity by means of fine body-activity, like a flood of darkness by a light. Remaining in fine bodyactivity he checked fine mind- and speech-activity and reached the sūkṣmakriya-meditation.362 In the fourth stage of pure meditation, the Lord resorted to the practice of sailesi 363 which lasts only long enough to pronounce five short letters. Having the remainder of his karma destroyed and the four infinities 964 acquired, the Lord, the Supreme Spirit, went to the place of emancipation by a straight path.
The Lord of the World passed eighteen lacs of pūrvas as prince, fifty-three lacs of pūrvas and a pūrvānga as a king, twelve years in the vow as an unenlightened ascetic and a lac of pūrvas less a pūrvānga and twelve years as an omniscient.365 Fifty lacs of crores of sagaras elapsed between the nirvāņas of Rṣabha and Lord Ajita.
Moksa of Sagara and the munis (686-688)
The thousand munis observed pādapopagama, had omniscience arise, obstructed activities, and attained emancipation in the same way. Then the great muni, Sagara, made a samudghāta 366 and instantly reached the
361 678. See above, n. 18.
362 680. This is the third division of sukladhyāna. See I, n. 8. 363 681. See I, n. 10.
364 682.
See I, n. 419.
365 684. His total age, usually given at this point, was mentioned above. It was 72 lacs of purvas.
360 687. It is the kevalisamudghata that he makes. This is made by a kevalin to equalize his ayus- and vedaniya-karma, when the vedaniya is in excess. See Guna. 89 ff.; I, n. 157.
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