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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
dedicated his entire life to the cause of deliverance 1
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Asceticism and meditation . (7) The Lord devoted himself to ascetic practices
to destroy the unhappy latencies accumulated
in the past? (8) The Lord meditated to achieve truth 3 (9) The Lord fixed his gaze for meditation for hours
on an end on a transverse wall (10) The Lord used to quit inhabited places to medi
tate in sequestered spots. (11) The Lord meditated, adopting various postures
He made higher planes, nether planes and transverse planes of existence as the object of his meditation 6
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Silence (12) The Lord would often spare responding to ques
tions ? (13) The Lord abstained from frequent speech He
uttered a few words, if and when necessary 8 (14) If somebody asked, 'Who is there inside?' he
would respond, 'It is I, a monk og
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Sleep (15) The Lord slept sparingly He frequently meditated
standing and even then retained full conscious
1 lbid 1/6/27 2 bid 1/6/28 3 Ibid 1/6/16 4 'Ayaro 1/5 5 lbid 9/1/7 6 Ibid, 9/1/14 7 'Ayaro 9/1/7 8. Ibid, 9/2/10 9 lbid 9/2/12
