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THE EXCELLENCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
tion. In a village called Asthikagrama he slept only for a few moments, during which brief period he dreamt ten dreams. (Sthananga, 10/103).
६. संबुज्झमाणे पुणरवि, आसिसु भगवं 3551 णिक्खम्म एगया राओ, बहि चकमिया मुहुत्तागं ॥
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ANNOTATION 6. There are Bhagavan Mahāvīra's sadhanā:
Sambujjhamāne punaravi, asim su bhagavam uṭṭhäe. Nikkhamma egayā rāo, bahiṁ caṁkamiyā muhuttāgam..
Bhagavan Mahavira, after only a few moment's sleep, would be awake again and would sit in meditation with full internal watchfulness. When, sometimes, sleep tormented him too much at night, he would come out of the resting-place, and stroll for about a muhurta or so. (Then he would return to his original place and go into meditation).
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a) Control of diet;
b) Control of the senses; and c) Control of sleep.
Through the elixir of spiritual realization, he would achieve control of palate.
Through total absorption in the perception of the soul, he achieved control over the senses.
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Through meditation he achieved control over sleep.
It was generally in extremely cold and hot weather that he was tormented by sleep. On those occasions, the Bhagavan would achieve control over sleep by strolling.
७. सयहिं तस्सुवसग्गा, भीमा आसी अणेगरूवा य । संसपगाय जे पाणा, अदुवा जे पक्खिणो उवचरंति ।।
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