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having observed the Pãdapopagama Anasana + (i.e. the vow of remaining in meditation as motionless as a tree upto the end of one's life); -or having approached Lord Naháv‘ra after having studied fully from the worthy elderly
+ In Jainism there are what are called three kinds of inain Anasanas or religious cleaths previous to which the 12 years' Samlekhanã or preparatory penance is requisite. All these technicalities, with their minute details, are fully explained in the Aehãrãnga Sūtra, Adhyayna 8, Uddesag 4 to 8. The three main or general ( उत्सर्ग) Anasanas are said to be भक्तपरिज्ञा, इङ्गितमरण and पादपोपगमनम् . The first consists in renouncing all food and drinks upto the end of one's life. The second, in addition to this, consists in keeping oneself only in a limited (इडित or सांकेतिक) space or region. The third consists in keeping oneself in Anasana as motionless as a tree. In addition to these three there are what.ro called two more exceptional (31TEN ) Anasanas viz. the वेहानस or hanging and गार्द्धपृष्ट or झंपापात i.e falling precipitous. Thus there are in all fivo kinds of Anasanas or religious deaths in Jainism, tho first three being often called the qfUSTATUTS as coni rasted with tho last two which are called a GTUTS. For further explanation of the processes etc. of all these Anaganag as well as Arvido Achărănga Sūtra, Adhyayana 8, and Silãnkasūris learned commentary there on.
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