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must be served by you by delivery of a stool, plank, et cetera.' At his speech you thought, Gośāla will come.'
After hearing this speech of the Master, he thought: "Oh! this omniscient Arhat, very holy, Mahāvīra has come. He must be honored, must be served in every way." With this thought he got up, bowed to the Lord, and said, his hands held out in the añjali, Outside this city I have five hundred pottery shops. Favor me by accepting a stool, et cetera, from them." That proposition was accepted.
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By arguments the Lord converted him from the doctrine of Fate taken from Gośāla's teaching. He abandoned the doctrine of Fate and accepted human action as authority. Like Ananda he took lay vows before the Master. But there was a difference in restrictions-three crores of gold in deposit, out at interest, and in business and one herd of cattle. His wife Agnimitrā was enlightened by him himself and came and took the lay-vows before the Master.
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Then the Blessed One set forth to wander elsewhere and the wretched Gośāla heard all about this from popular report. Sabdālaputraka has abandoned the doctrine of the Ajivakas and has adopted the teaching of the Nirgrantha ascetics." Then he thought, "I shall go there and reinstate Śabdālaputraka in the doctrine of the Ajivakas now, as before." With this idea Gośāla went to his house, attended by Ajivakas, and Sabdalaputra did not salute him even by a glance. Gośāla went away again, unable to reinstate Sabdalaputra in his own doctrine or to move him from his lay-vows.
Mahāśataka (327-336)
Vira went to Rajagṛha and, attended by gods and asuras, stopped at the shrine Gunaśila. There was a house-holder, Mahāśataka, whose wealth was equal to Culanipitṛ's, who had thirteen wives, Revati and others. Revati had eight crores of gold and eight herds. The others had one crore of gold and one herd each. Like Culanipitṛ he took the lay
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