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round me three times and said: 'Bhagawan, you are my Dharmacarya (religious preceptor or Guru) and I am your disciple'. At that time I did not pay attention to what he said and kept quiet. The fast was broken for the second' month's penance at the house of Ananda, for the third month's penance at Sunanda's, and for the fourth month's penance at the house of Bahula brahmin in Kollaka village near Nalanda. At all these three places the same blessing of austerities was evident.
"Not finding me in the weaving house, Gośālaka started looking for me in Rajagrha but got no trace of me. He returned to the weaving house. He gave away to brahmins his clothes, utensils, shoes and the Chitrapata and shaved his beard and moustache. He left for Kollaka where he heard from people about the rain of gold etc. at the house of Bahula. The thought came to his mind: 'No other sage or brahmin can possibly have the radiance, effulgence, glory, strength, splendour, prowess and prosperity as possessed by my preceptor and preacher Bhagawan Mahavira. He alone must be my Guru and Acarya. Searching for me, he came to the beautiful outskirts of Kollaka. He greeted me in the usual respectful manner and made the submission: 'Bhagawan, you are my Dharmacarya and I am your disciple'. I accepted the request of Gośālaka, son of Mankhali, and did Vihara (stayed) with him at that consecreted ground for six years, experiencing the opposites: loss and gain, pleasure and pain, and honour and dishonour.
"Once, during the autumn, there was no rain. Accompanied by Gosalaka, I was going from Siddhartha village to Koormagrāma. On the way, we noticed a sesamum plant with leaves and flowers. Gosälaka asked: 'Bhagawan, will this plant bear fruit?' I replied 'Gosalaka, this plant will bear fruit, and these seven living things in its flowers will die and become seven grains in a pod of this plant'.
Vaisayana, a Bala Tapasvi (performing penances in ignorance and without the right knowledge)
"We arrived at Koormagrāma. Outside the village, Vaishyayana was constantly exposing himself heat
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| SR No. | 022804 |
| Book Title | Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nagaraj Muni |
| Publisher | Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 804 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |