Jain Journal 1998 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Mahāvīr's Vānī
One does not become a Śramana by the tonsure, nor a Brahmana by Om, nor a Muni by living in the forest, nor a Tapasa by clothing himself in a raiment of Kusa. One becomes a Śramana by equanimity, a Brahmana by a life of abstinence, a Muni by knowledge and a Tapasa by penance. Uttaradhyayana Sūtra 25. 31-32.
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