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( श्रमण-दीक्षा) का पालन किया और ( अन्त में) एक मास की संल्लेखना से आत्मा को संलिखित करके 5 साठ भक्तों का अनशन से छेदन किया और ऐसा करके जिस उद्देश्य से नग्नभाव ( निर्ग्रन्थत्व - संयम ) स्वीकार किया, यावत् उस निर्वाण रूप अर्थ की आराधना कर ली, यावत् वे सिद्ध, बुद्ध, मुक्त, परिनिर्वृत्त एवं सर्वदुःखों से रहित हुए ।
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16. On listening to and understanding the religious discourse given 卐 by Bhagavan Mahavir, that Brahman Rishabh-datt became happy, contented... and so on up to... his heart bloomed with bliss. He got up, went around Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir three times clockwise ... and so on up to... paid homage and obeisance and said "Bhante! It is as you say. Bhante! It is the ultimate reality." Quote from the Skandak story 卐 (Chapter-2, Lesson-1, Aph. 34) ... and so on up to... "Bhante! It is exactly as you have stated." Then he (Brahman Rishabh-datt) went in the northeast direction (Ishan Kone) and discarded his ornaments, garlands and adornments. The five-fist pulling out of hair (panchamushti keshlocha) followed this. He then returned near Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, went around him three times... and so on up to... paid homage 卐 and said "Bhante! This world is ablaze. Bhante! This world is being 卐 consumed by fire. Bhante! This world is ablaze and is being consumed by the fire of old age and death. etc." Saying thus and so on up to... (as mentioned in Chapter-2, Lesson-1) he (Brahman Rishabh-datt) got initiated... and so on up to... studied the eleven limbs (Anga) of the canon ... and so on up to... he enkindled his soul by observing unique 45 austerities including one day, two days, three days and four days fasts, 卐 spent many years as an ascetic and in the end performed the ultimate vow (Sallekhana) for one month to accomplish the purpose (liberation) for which he got initiated... and so on up to... he got perfected (Siddha), enlightened (buddha), liberated (mukta), free of cyclic rebirth (pariniurit), and ended all miseries.
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विवेचन : प्रस्तुत सूत्र में ऋषभदत्त का प्रव्रज्या ग्रहण वर्णन संक्षेप में है । इस सन्दर्भ में उसका वैराग्य प्राप्त होना, अपनी पत्नी व परिवारजनों से आज्ञा-प्राप्ति, दीक्षाभिनिष्क्रमण शास्त्राध्ययन, तपश्चरण और अन्त में 5 संल्लेखना संथारापूर्वक, समाधिमरण तक का समग्र वर्णन जान लेना चाहिए।
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Elaboration Here the description of Brahman Rishabh-datt's initiation has been given in brief. The details starting from the moment of detachment to meditational-death (samadhi maran) covering 45 incidents including seeking permission from his wife and family, 卐
initiation, studies, austerities and taking the ultimate vow are same as mentioned about Skandak Parivrajak in Chapter-2, Lesson-1.
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