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## The Upasakadasanga Sutra
The Upasakadasanga Sutra was accepted. Until now, life had been unrestrained in terms of violence, indulgence, and attachment. He made it restrained and limited. He regulated and controlled his boundless desires and cravings. As a result, his food, clothing, and enjoyment of pleasures all became much more limited and simple than before. Anand was a wise and determined man. He readily enjoyed this simple, straightforward, and self-controlled life.
Anand thought, "I have gained enlightenment in life and have molded my conduct accordingly. It would be good if my wife, Shivananda, would do the same." He came home and said to his wife, "Devanupriye! You too should see the Lord, worship him. It would be very good if you accept the householder's dharma."
Anand understood the value of individual freedom, so he did not pressure his wife, only requesting her.
Shivananda liked her husband's request. She went to the service of Lord Mahavira and listened to the dharma. With great faith and enthusiasm, she accepted the Shravaka vows. After some time, Lord Mahavira left from there.
Anand's life was now even more peaceful. He continued to work with devotion to the dharma. Fourteen years passed. One day, Anand was sleeping. His sleep was broken in the last watch of the night. Thinking about the dharma, he began to think, "In the social situation I am in, I am connected to many distinguished people, and I cannot devote enough time to the worship of the dharma. It would be good if I were to free myself from social and worldly responsibilities and devote my life more and more to the worship of the dharma." His thought turned into a decision. The next day, he organized a feast. He invited all his family members, fed them, and honored them. He revealed his decision to everyone. He entrusted the burden of his family to his elder brother, taught him how to fulfill his social responsibilities and relationships properly. He specifically told those present that they should not ask him for anything related to household matters. Thus, Anand happily separated himself from family and social life. He became eager to live a life like a monk.
Anand began to worship the dharma in the Poshadshala located in the Kollak Sannivesh. He gradually worshipped the eleven images of the Shravaka with the utmost purity and devotion. Due to his intense, austere life, his body became thin, to the point that the veins of his body became visible.
One day, in the last watch of the night, while thinking about the dharma, Anand thought, "Although I still have no lack of self-strength, courage, faith, and emotion, I have become weak and emaciated physically. It is best for me to accept the final, fatal Sanlekhana in the presence of Lord Mahavira. I will give up food and water for the rest of my life, and without desiring death, I will spend my last days with a peaceful mind."
Anand was a resolute man. Whatever he thought, it was with wisdom and the call of his soul. He did not delay in turning it into action. As he had thought, as soon as morning came, he began the Amaran...