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JAIN DIGEST .. May 2011
SADHUTVA
जयं चरे जयं चिट्टे, जयमासे जयं सए।।
जयं भुंजंतो भासंतो, पावं कम्मं न बंधई । । Walk, stay, sit, and go to sleep, eat, and speak with awareness so that the bad karma is not acquired.
- Dasavaikalika
Vardhaman at the age of 30, came out of his palace, and with thousands of eyes watching him, he removed all the clothes and ornaments attached with his body, plucked out his long hair, and chanting "Namo Siddhanam", he left without even looking back at his palace. Thus began the long journey of 12 and half years for Shraman Mahavir. This twelve-year period of spiritual practice that entailed, deep and undisturbed meditation, rigorous penance, extreme tolerance of pain, and ultimate equanimity, has served as the leading example of spiritual practice for Jain sadhus for many generations and will continue to serve as an example for many generation to come. The above was a glimpse of Veetrag Mahavir. Let us now present a short narration of how a person in modern times undergoes a complete change in one's lifestyle, due to some strong inner feeling of veetrag. Chunabhatti is a laid-back lower-middle class
locality right in the center of the growing metropolitan. It is home to the first cotton mill in Mumbai (Bombay), which was registered in 1886 by Jamshedji Tata. The history of a Jain temple in
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