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In that period at that time there was a city named 膧labhik膩. Description. There was a garden named 艢补峁卥丑补惫补苍补. Description. In that city of 膧labhik膩 there lived many worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 headed by 峁氠梗ibhadraputra. They were rich, powerful till fearless. They were also the knower of the tenets of 箩墨惫补 and a箩墨惫补. Sometime they assembled at a place and discussed amongst themselves thus: 鈥�膧谤测补蝉! What had been said about the existence of gods in heavens?鈥�

Hearing this question 峁氠梗ibhadraputra, the k峁噊wcr of the existence of gods, told the worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 thus:

鈥溎�谤测补蝉! the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years. Thereafter increasing from one time, two times till ten times, countable times, uncountable times becomes maximum of thirty-three 蝉腻驳补谤辞辫补尘补蝉. There is no god or heaven with an existence beyond this limit.鈥�

The worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 had no faith, belief or inclination to accept what 峁氠梗ibhadraputra had said and returned to their respective places.

In that period at that time Bhagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 arrived there till the assembly worshipped him. Like the worshippers of 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 of 罢耻峁単颈办腻 they were highly delighted and pleased on hearing the arrival of Bhagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 till they worshipped him. Bhagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 spoke at length to those worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 and the vast assembly till 鈥楤e the worshippers of the Jinas鈥�.

Hearing the sermon of 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 and understanding it the worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 were highly pleased and delighted. After paying their homage and obeisance to 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 and standing before him they said, 鈥淏hante! 峁氠梗ibhadraputra, the worshipper of 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 had told us that the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years. Thereafter increasing from one time till maximum of thirty-three 蝉腻驳补谤辞辫补尘补蝉. There is no god or heaven with an existence beyond this limit.

Is this true 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 replied,

鈥淥h 膧谤测补蝉! I also say and establish that the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years till maximum of thirty-three thousand 蝉腻驳补谤辞辫补尘补蝉. There is no god or heaven with an existence beyond this limit.鈥�

Hearing the verdict of Bhagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 and understanding it, they worshipped and paid their homage to Bhagav膩n and came where 峁氠梗ibhadraputra was. After paying their homage to him they politely asked for his forgiveness, again and again, for not believing in what he had said. Then the worshippers of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉 asked Bhagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 several questions and understood them with their meaning when he explained them. After that paying their homage to 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 they all returned to their respective places.

When they had gone Gautama after paying his homage and obeisance to 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 submitted thus:

Q. 78. Bhante! Is 峁氠梗ibhadraputra, the worshipper of the 艢谤补尘补峁嘺蝉, capable of taking initiation from you as a 艢谤补尘补峁嘺 after giving up his household life?

A. 78. Oh Gautama! No, he is not capable. But observing many 艣墨濒补惫谤补迟补, 驳耻峁噊惫谤补迟补, 惫颈谤补尘补峁嘺惫谤补迟补, 辫谤补迟测腻办丑测腻苍补 and 辫补耻峁�a诲丑补 and other austerities he will live for many years as a householder purifying his soul. Then he will court death after a month鈥檚 蝉补峁僱别办丑补峁嚹� missing sixty meals and enriching his soul by discussing, and retracing. He will leave this body in 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 and will be born in Saudharma heaven in Aru峁嚹乥ha 惫颈尘腻苍补 as a god. Life-span of some of the gods of the 惫颈尘腻苍补 being of four palyopamas 峁氠梗ibhadraputra will get also a life-span of four palyopamas.

Q. 79. Bhante! Where will he be born after ending his life-span, existenance and stay in that 惫颈尘腻苍补?

A. 79. Gautama! He will be liberated in his next life in Mah膩videha till will end all miseries.

鈥�Bhante! It is so. What you say is right.

After some time Blxagav膩n 惭补丑腻惫墨谤补 left the city of 膧labhik膩 and the garden named 艢补峁卥丑补惫补苍补 and began to roam in the countryside.