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The Thirty-Fourth Chapter
167. Like lions, those Nrisimhas resided in the caves of the mountains, following the teachings of the Jina, with their minds free from anxiety and composed. ||183||
168. The forest land, filled with hundreds of harmful beings, was terrifying. Those ascetics, dwelling in those mixed nights, were absorbed in meditation. ||184||
169. They wandered through the forest regions, traversed by paths made by elephants. Those great ascetics resided in those places where the trees were broken by the tips of elephant tusks. ||185||
170. In the forests, where the echoes of the roars of wild elephants resounded, and which were infested by lion enemies, those ascetics resided. ||186||
171. Engaged in self-study and yoga, they did not sleep at night. Ever vigilant, they were devoted to contemplating the meaning of the Sutras. ||187||
172. Those heroes spent their nights sitting in the Paryanka posture, or in the Vira posture, or lying on their side, keeping their bodies still. ||188||
173. Those courageous ones, having abandoned the burden of possessions, with their bodies free from attachment, without any possessions, and perfectly pure, sought the path of liberation. ||189||
174. Free from expectations, devoid of desires, and like the wind, they wandered through this earth, filled with villages and cities. ||190||
175. Wandering through the entire earth, they were not hostile to anyone. Out of their compassionate nature, they considered all beings as their children and treated them like a mother. ||191||
176. Knowing the division of the living and the non-living, with their eyes shining with the light of knowledge, they carefully avoided consuming food from places inhabited by living beings. ||192||
177. They carefully avoided all actions that could lead to sin, for the sake of purifying the three jewels (right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct), throughout their lives. ||193||
178. They carefully protected themselves from harm to living beings, including trees, plants, earth, water, and fire. ||194||