DELIVERING SERMON IN THE SAMAVASARAN

The thrones of Indra and the other gods received tremors the moment Bhagavan Mahavira attained omniscience. Immediately, hosts of gods thronged there to celebrate the fourth Kalyinaka (auspicious occasion). They constructed a divine Assembly Hall, known as Samavasarana, for Bhagavan Mahavira's first sermon. He delivered the first sermon at ninht when only the sods were oresent. Then overnight Bhasavan travelled to Pavaouri and stayed in the garden named Mahasena. The gods constructed another divine assembly hall thereThis Samavasarana hall is either circular, as in the illustration, or a square one. There are three enclosures. The lowest is of silver, the upper one is of gold and the uppermost one is of precious stone like diamonds etc. The first enclosure serves as a sort of parking ground for the conveyances of god and men, the second one is meant for lower animals, and the third and the uppermost for gods and hurnai beings. Under Asoka tree, Mahavira (delivering sermon) precepting in Ardhamagadhi understood by all.

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