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THE EXCELLENCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
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Bhagavān Mahavira courageously put up with various sorts of terrible hardships and difficulties caused to him by men and other living creatures.
Odour - good or bad - did not affect him in the least.
Words - kind or unkind - he always remained completely indifferent to.
१०. अहियासए सया समिए, फासाइं विरूवरूवाई। ___अरइं रइं अभिभूय, रीयई माहणे अबहुवाई। 10. Ahiyāsae sayā samie, phāsaim virūvarūvāim.
Araiṁ rais abhibhūya, riyai māhane abahuvāi.. 10. Bhagavan Mahāvīra bore with fortitude all kinds of
afflictions by following the Right Conduct.
He would subdue (by meditation) feelings of ennui produced by self-discipline or temptation for pleasures of self-indulgence.
He would normally remain silent, (except only in
special circumstances.) ११. स जणेहिं तत्थ पुच्छिसु, एगचरा वि एगदा राओ।
अव्वाहिए कसाइत्था, पेहमाणे समाहि अपडिण्णे ।। 11. Sa janehim tattha pucchiimsu, egacarā vi egadā rão.
Avvāhie kasāitthā, pehamāne samāhim apadinne..
11.
(When Bhagavān Mahāvira meditated in solitude, ) some tramps would try to disturb him by embarassing questions (like these "Who are you? Where have you come from? What makes you stand here?") or some times at night, some debauchees would accost him thus ("'What are you doing here in this deserted house?"}
On getting no answer from the Bhagavan, they would get annoyed with him and would start maltreating him.
Nevertheless, the Bhagavan would remain rapt in meditation. He would not even think of retaliating.
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