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JAIN RAMAYAN
One day, Damayant went into the garden for a stroll. There he happened to see a great sadhu who sat absorbed in his scriptural studies.
Damayant was greatly fascinated by his radiant appearance. He saluted the muni and sat there. The muni preached to him the essentials of the Dharma. Damayant received the vow called Samakitavrata and he also received the other vows.
Damayant became a noble Shravaka. He began to give away his wealth in charity. He began to carry out severe spiritual activities and austerities. He began to practise celibacy. After his death, he was born in the second heaven. But who can remain permanently even in heaven. In course of time, he left the heavenly world.
In a city called Mrigankanagar there lived a king by name Harichandra. His queen-consort was Priyangulakshmi, a woman of extraordinary virtues. He took birth in her womb and he was named Simhachandradeva. Even in this Janma he adored and practised the dharma that was expounded by Paramatma Jineshwardev and thus he spent his life and again he was born in heaven. After his death there, he was born as Prince Simhavahan in the city of Varun on the Vaithadhya mountain.
At that time in this world the sway of Bhagwan Vimalnath, the thirteenth Tirthankar prevailed.
. Once, by chance, Simhavahan met a great and enlightened Muni, by name Lakshmidhar.
Influenced by the spiritual discourses of the Muni, he became a Shraman after receiving initiation into the Sadhu dharma.
After becoming a Shraman, he began to carry out very rigorous spiritual austerities.
After having completed his life in this world, he was again born in the heavenly world.
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