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MONK KURGADU
what was a physical limitation endowed him the insight of distinguishing the nature of soul from the varying states of the body and mind. That gave rise to the manifestation of the true nature of the soul. His realization was strong enough to destroy all the defiling Karmas on the spot and he gained omniscience (Keval-jnän) immediately while he was eating.
Muni Kurgadu achieves Enlightenment
When one attains omniscience, heavenly beings arrive to offer their obeisance. When other monks saw the heavenly beings coming towards them, they felt that the heavenly beings were coming to praise them for their severe austerities. Instead, they turned to Kurgadu and offered their obeisance to him. No one could understand why those observing severe austerity were left out while the one who could not observe
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