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won all five duels. When Bahubali won the fifth duel - Bharat lost his temper and threw his chakra (wheel) to destroy Bahubali. The chakra however did not harm Bahubali, because he was a member of Bharat's family. It returned back to Bharat.
Now Bahubali got extremely angry and raised a fist to hit his brother. But as he was rushing towards his brother his thoughts changed.
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Bahubali thought, "What use is this kingdom and this wealth, if it makes us brothers fight? How can I fight my elder brother, who is like my father?"
Looking at his raised fist he thought, "I cannot put this hand down without doing something worthwhile with it." He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become a monk. With his raised fist he pulled his hair out to become bald, as was the custom among Jain monks.
He left his kingdom to Bharat. Bharat came and bowed to his younger brother, now the monk Bahubali, asking his forgiveness for fighting with him.
Ajay's father finished the story. He then told them another story:
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When Bhagvan Mahavir was 28 years old, his parents died. He wanted to leave the kingdom, and go into the forest, to meditate and seek enlightenment.
Mahavir therefore went to his elder brother Nandivardhan, to seek his permission to become a monk.
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