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✿ Gautam-Swämi’s Keval-jnän ✿
As time passed, all the disciples of Gautam Swämi attained Keval-jnän, the ultimate knowledge. However Gautam Swämi was still unable to attain it. He was worried that he may not attain Keval-jnän in this life. One day Gautam Swämi asked Lord Mahävir, “Ten other scholars joined me on the day that I accepted Dikshä and all eleven of us became your disciples. Nine of them have attained Keval-jnän. All my disciples have attained Keval-jnän. Why am I so unlucky that I am not able to attain Keval-jnän?” Lord Mahävir replied, “Gautam, it is because you have too much affection for me. In order to attain Keval-jnän you must overcome all types of attachment, including attachment to your beloved Guru. Until you give up your attachment towards me, it will not be possible for you to attain Keval-jnän.”
On the day that Lord Mahävir was to attain Nirvana (liberation), he sent Gautam Swämi to a nearby village to preach to a man named Devsharma. On his way back, Gautam Swämi learned that Lord Mahävir had attained Nirvana. Gautam Swämi lapsed into a state of shock and sorrow, “Lord Mahävir knew that this was his last day on Earth. Why did he send me away?” Gautam Swämi could not stop his tears. He also thought, “I could not attain Keval-jnän while Mahävir was alive. Now there is no hope of attaining Keval-jnän because he is gone forever.” However within a few minutes he realized his error and began thinking, “No one can live forever. No relationship is permanent. Why am I so attached to Lord Mahävir?” He contemplated that he was wrong and gave up his attachment towards Mahävir. During this deep thinking, he destroyed his Ghäti Karmas and immediately attained Keval-jnän at the age of eighty. He attained Nirvana at the age of ninety-two in 515 B.C.
Lord Mahävir attained Nirvana on the last day of the Jain and Hindu calendar known as Deepävali day and Gautam Swämi attained Keval-jnän on the first day of the New Year.
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