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NANDISHEN Nandishen came to Bhagavan Mahavir. Considering the intense feeling and destiny of Nandishen, Bhagavan said.
CA
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Do as you please!
After getting initiated, ascetic Nandishen commenced his wanderings with Bhagavan.
One day he approached senior ascetics for studying the canon
Gurudev! Please bless me with the knowledge
of the scriptures.
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The seniors taught him the canons.
Ascetic Nandishen would study and contemplate in isolation and on his own.
He would practice kayotsarg* sometime in standing and at others in sitting posture.
I should shed my karmas fast.
* Dissociation of mind from the body; a type of meditation. Jain Education International
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