History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s6.8
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s6.8
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c11.s6.8
Then the two proceeded to Bambhaṇagāma, where Gosāla cursed the house of Uvaṇanda, a village headman, who refused him alms. His words, “If my master has any ascetic power may this house burn!” were fulfilled immediately, not by virtue of his own asceticism, but by *devas*, desirous of vindicating Mahāvīra’s fame.⁵