Amtagadadasao 6.1.26

6.1.26

jai ṇaṃ bhaṃte! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ chaṭṭhassa vaggassa solasa ajjhayaṇā pannattā, paḍhamassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! ajjhayaṇassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ ke aṭṭhe pannatte?
evaṃ khalu jaṃbū! teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ rāyagihe nayare| guṇasilae ceie| seṇie rāyā|
tattha ṇaṃ makāī nāmaṃ gāhāvaī parivasai–aḍḍhe jāva aparibhūe|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre ādikare guṇasilae jāva saṃjameṇaṃ tavasā appāṇaṃ bhāvemāṇe viharai| parisā niggayā|
tae ṇaṃ se makāī gāhāvaī imīse kahāe laddhaṭṭhe jahā pannattīe gaṃgadatte taheva imo vi jeṭṭhaputtaṃ kuḍuṃbe ṭhavettā purisa-sahassavāhiṇīe sīyāe nikkhaṃte jāva anagāre jāe–iriyāsamie|
tae ṇaṃ se makāī anagāre samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa tahārūvāṇaṃ therāṇaṃ aṃtie samāiya-māiyāiṃ ekkārasa aṃgāiṃ ahijjai| sesaṃ jahā khaṃdagassa guṇarayaṇaṃ tavokammaṃ| solasavāsāiṃ pariyāo| taheva viule siddhe|
kiṃkame vi evaṃ ceva jāva viule siddhe|

Arya Jambu asked Shree Sudharma Swami-O Bhagawan! If Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira has preached sixteen chapters of sixth section then what subject matter he told of first chapter?
Chapters- 1 & 2
Arya Sudharma Swami began to narrate-O Jambu! At that time and at that period, there was a city named Rajagraha. In that city was Gunasilaka garden. King Srenka was ruling over that city.
In that city Mankai trader (gathapati) inhabited. He was too rich, like a support to all and was such that in society and clean none could disregard and dishonor him. At that time and tat that period, founder (promoter) of religion, Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira came and stayed in Gunasilaka garden.
Having heard of coming of Prabhu Public congregation came and gathered for seeing and hearing his sermon.
When Mankai trader heard about coming of Bhagavana then he came out of his house to see and hear the sermon of Prabhu. Bhagavana preached religious. doctrines, hearing which Mankai became disinclined to world and worldly pleasures. Its full description should be known like Gangadatta sravaka (householder) which has been described in Bhagawati Sutra meaning-coming home he bestowed the full responsibility of home (family, trade etc.) to his eldest son and riding on a palanquin came in service (presence) of Bhagavana for accepting consecration until he became houseless mendicant, circumspect by five circumspections viz., circumspection of movement etc., and practicing three incognitos of mind, speech and body, he became guarded celibate.
After that Mankai monk studied Samayika etc., eleven Holy Scriptures (angas) from the elder sages of Bhagavana Mahavira and practiced Gunaratna Samvatsara penance. The description of this austerity should be known from first chapter of first section in the episode of Gautama houseless mendicant.
He practiced consecration upto sixteen years, in the end of life accepted samthara and attained salvation at Vipula mountain, like Skandakaji.
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In the second chapter there is the description of Kimkama trader. He also accepted consectration near (in presence of) Bhagavana Mahavira, like trader Mankai and salvated at mountain Vipula until became free from all miseries.
Antakrud-Dasha- Ang-08 - varga-6, Chapter- 3 - Mudgarapani