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time, Gośāla ka told Bhagawan Mahāvira: "Bhagawān, let us go for alms to the neighbourhood." Bhagawan replied: "I am fasting today and will not, therefore, go for alms."
Gosāla ka went into the village. At the house of a rich potter named Koopna ya, Acārya Munichandra of the Paraswanātha tradition was staying with his disciples. Gośāla ka was surprised to meet them. He said to himself: What sort of sadhus are these who put on clothes of different colours and keep materials like pots etc. ? Gośāla ka asked them: "Which sadhus are you?"
The reply was: "We are Nirgranthas and followers of Päraswanātha."
Gośāla ka asked again: 'What sort of Nirgranthas are you? You have all these possessions. My Guru and I only are true Nirgran
has. All of you have adopted this style as means of livelihood."
In counter reply the sadhus said: "Your Dhar mācārya must also be like you."
Angry Gosala ka said: "You are insulting my Dharmacarya. I curse that, by the grace of the supernatural powers of my Guru, this habitation may be burnt down. Although Gosalaka repeated the curse several times, nothing happened. The followers of Pārswanātha said, "Why are you wa sting your time? Nothing will be set on fire, and you are going to get nothing." Somewhat confused, Gosala ka came to Bha gawān Mahavira and said: "I had an argument today with sadhus who keep material possessions. I cursed them but their place was not set on fire. Bhagawān, why was that so?" 'Bhagawūn' Mahavira replied: "Gośála ka. your contention is not correct. What they are doing is right. Your curse will not be effective on them. "(10)
At one time Bhagawan Mahāvira went to Chaura ka. He was accompanied by Gośāla ka. In that place, people were very much afraid of thieves. Guards were posted at different places. As soon as they entered the village, they were surrounded by the villagers who started asking them ali sorts of questions. Mahavira remained silent. Seeing this, Gosāla ka also kept quiet. The guards started harassing them, taking them to be spies. In that village lived
| 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 |