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<| + There was a city named Champa in east Bihar during the time- 6
s period of Bhagavan Mahavir. Possibly it was somewhere near the 6
e present town of Bhagalpur. Somestructures,ruins, etc., are stillin
oe existence there. There was the temple of Puran Bhadra Yaksha at &
4 the outskirts of Champa. In Jain literature there is a detailed Ss
Ae description about two Yakshas—Mani Bhadra and Puran Bhadra. &
¥ Outside the town, there were beautiful, worth-seeing chaityas of
g the said Yakshas. These chaityas were also termed as Yakshayatan
(the abode ofyakshas) or temples. co
3} + Kamdev Gathapati lived in Champa. Bhadrawashis wife. Kamdev w
was a well-to-do and respectable householder. His wealth was
much more than that ofAnand. He had sixgokuls of ten thousand
cows each. His employees, servants and maids werealso in large
number. In ordinary terms, Kamdev hadall the comforts ofworldly
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“| + The family life of Kamdev was very happy. He was social and €°
lovable person. He was amongtheelite of the city. He commanded 6
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Like Anand, there occurred a turning point in Kamdev’slife.
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on foot. He stayed at Puran Bhadra Chaitya. It is understood that:
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e sermon. Personsofdifferent faith having interest in philosophical § 3
discourses reached there. When Kamdevlearnt about it, he also {&
1 came to the Lord with a great curiosity to listen to religious &
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