History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c12.s6.14

c12.s6.14

A second point of synchronism is contained in the list of the eight finalities proclaimed by Gosāla in his last illness.¹ These are :—
1. The last drink (*carime pāṇe*).
2. The last song (*carime geye*).
3. The last dance (*carime naṭṭe*).
4. The last greeting (*carime aṅjalikamme*).
5. The last great stormcloud (*carime pokkhala-saṃvaṭṭaë mahāmehe*).
6. The last sprinkling scent-elephant (*carime seyaṇaë gandha-hatthī*).
7. The last battle with large stones (*carime mahāsilākaṇṭaë saṅgāme*).
8. The twenty-fourth and last *tīrthaṅkara* of this *Avasarpiṇī* (*imīse Osappiṇīë caüvīsāë titthakarāṇaṃ carime titthakare*), who was Gosāla himself.