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HERESY OF JAMĀLI, DEATH OF GOŚĀLA
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repeatedly, he will be born in the Asuras, et cetera. attaining a human birth again and observing the vow without transgressions, he will become a god in the heaven Saudharma. After observing asceticism in this way through seven births and being born in heaven after heaven, he will go to Sarvärtha.
After falling and becoming the son, named Drḍhapratijña, intelligent, of a rich man in the Videhas, he will take the vow, disgusted with existence. He, whose omniscience has developed, knowing his own births from the time of the wretched Gośāla, which originated in disrespect of the guru and the killing of munis, will tell them to his disciples. He will instruct his disciples: Disrespect to the guru, et cetera, must in no case be shown. I experienced many births as the fruit of that.' After so enlightening his disciples, wandering over the earth, Gośāla's soul will attain emancipation by the destruction of karma."
Past births of Gośala (513-541)
Gautama asked again, By what act in a former birth did Gośāla become your enemy, Blessed One?"
Then the Blessed One related: "In this Jambudvipa in this Bharata in the past twenty-four there was an Arhat named Udaya. Gods and asuras came to hold his emancipation-festival. A man who lived near saw them and remembered his former births. He, self-enlightened, highminded, became a mendicant at that same time and a messenger-deity delivered the ascetic's outfit to him.
An evil-minded man, named Iśvara, saw him practicing severe penance and being honored by the people, approached and asked him: By whom were you initiated? Where were you born and what is your family? From whom have you obtained your text and interpretation?' The self-enlightened muni explained in detail and Iśvara thought: Surely he obtains followers by fraud. I think what he said is the same as the Jina says. However, should he, free from delusion, not say such, then I shall go to him. I welcome mendicancy,
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