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befriending others so as to make our own to others and so not harm any living lives happier. Our relationship with you is creature.' Now Sadhvishri is trying to make one of friendship. We are not strangers but this land, once permeated with Tirthankar your friends, let us share each other's joys Mahavir's fearlessness, fearless again. and sorrows and work together to improve our common lot."
Time and again hunters would scour the
area late at night in search of game. This gentle 'shower of sweetness' washed Sadhvishri would track them down, away the villagers' aversion and dissolved confront them, and facing death herself by their anger. Their hearts were touched and standing in front of their vehicles, would they were confident that no harm would attempt to save the innocent animals. At befall them. Sadhvishri had transformed moments like this, the furious hunters discord into concord and a thicket of spears would not hesitate to point their guns at this into a banner of victorious reconciliation, unarmed woman. “Get out of our way if and demonstrated the teachings of you care for your life", they would shout. Tirthankar Mahavir about love and She would stand firm and say, "My brothers! compassion in a most practical way. Her My life is not at issue here, but I am deeply message is a highly relevant one for our concerned about the lives of other time: Don't just 'live and let live', but live creatures. You have it in your power to and help others in living their lives. protect them and grant them fearlessness.
Don't spread death, give them life." Ahimsa Conquers
Sadhvishri's fearlessness always made a It was on this land that Tirthankar Mahavir tremendous impact on the hunters, who proclaimed his message of ahimsa: abhavo were usually intoxicated with their violent pātthivā! tubbham abhayadāyā bhavāhi ya - 'O sport. Her voice sobered them up like a king! I grant you fearlessness, therefore be splash of cold water and they would loosen fearless. Then you too can grant fearlessness the grip on their weapons. These deeds of
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