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Bhagawan Mahavir )
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Balika. He practised fourteen kinds of penances during his consecration period. The time taken by the penances together with 'Paranas' ( days of taking food after penances ) was 12 years, 6 months and 14 days; out of them 11 months and 19 days were given to Paranas which were observed 349 times only. The remaining 4165 days were devoted to the practice of austere penances in the following manner:
No.
Name of Penance,
Number of Number of Number of penances. days. Paranas,
180.
i
i
175.
1080.
1. Complete six months' penance.
i. 2. A Penance of six
months less 5 days. 1. 3. Four Months' Penances. 9. 4. 3 months' Penance. 5. 23 , 6. 2 , 7. 11 8. 1 , 9. 10. Atthama-Tapa (3 days
Penances ). 12. 11. Chhattha-Tapa
(2 days' Penances. 229. 12. Bhadra-Tapa. 1. 13. Mahabhadra-Tapa. 1. 14. Sarvatobhadra-Tapa 1.
TOTAL. 351.
si ai O
G
180. 150. 360. 90. 360. 1080.
o o s c
458.
2.
o o vi
10.
4165.
349.
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