Uttarajjhayana 197.1.1_8

197.1.1_8

U/23 kesigoyamijjaṃ trayoviṃśam adhyayanam /
jiṇe pāsi tti nāmeṇa | arahā logapūio /
saṃbuddhappā ya savvannū | dhammatitthayare jiṇe ||1||

There was a Gina, Pârsva by name, an Arhat, worshipped by the people, who was thoroughly enlightened and omniscient, a prophet of the Law, and a Gina. (1)
And there was a famous disciple of this Light of the World, the young Sramana Kêsi, who had completely mastered the sciences and right conduct. (2)
He possessed the light of Sruta and Avadhi knowledge, and was surrounded by a crowd of disciples; wandering from village to village he arrived in the town of Srâvastî. (3)
In the district of that town there is a park, called Tinduka; there he took up his abode in a pure place to live and sleep in. (4)
Now at that time there lived the Prophet of the Law, the Gina, who in the whole world is known as the venerable Vardhamâna. (5)
And there was a famous disciple of this Light of the World, the venerable Gautama by name, who had completely mastered the sciences and right conduct. (6)
He knew the twelve Aṅgas, was enlightened, and was surrounded by a crowd of disciples; wandering from village to village he too arrived in Srâvastî. (7)
In the district of that town there is a park Kôshthaka; there he took up his abode in a pure place to live and sleep in. (8)
The young Sramana Kêsi and the famous Gautama, both lived there, protecting themselves (by the Guptis) and being careful. (9)
The pupils of both, who, controlled themselves, who practised austerities, who possessed virtues, and who protected their Self, made the following reflection: (10)