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Journey into Jainism
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bowl on the flowing water. He was very elated by it and began to scream joyfully, “My bowl is floating in the river, fast moving on to the other bank, so am I, striving for spiritual mirth, crossing the barrier of death and birth."
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My bowl is floating in the river, fast moving on to the other bank, so am I, striving for spiritual mirth, crossing the barrier of death and birth.
Hearing these loud bellows, the other elder monks hurried over. They disapproved of his initiation as a monk and warned him to be more careful in his monkhood. These monks told the whole story to Lord Mahavir and asked whether this monk would be free from karma.
Lord Mahavir replied, “In this very life, this monk will be free from the cycle of life and death.”
The Muni ultimately uttained kevalgyana very soon.
