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SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA When he was nineteen, he finally performed a hundred "avadhanas" known as "shatavadhana", in front of a large assembly, which included judges of the High Court, and prominent personalities, at the Framjee Cowasjee Institute in Bombay. He exhibited his wonderful mnemonic powers. Dr. Peterson presided. Sir Charles Sargent, Chief Justice of Bombay, was present.
This amazing feat included answering questions asked in sixteen languages including Greek, Latin, Persian, Arabic, French, English as well as Sanskrit, Bengali, Marathi etc.
He was presented with a gold medal on. He was shown a dozen different books
behalf of the Jain community. He was inand was told their names. He was then vited to repeat this feat in England, but he blind folded.
declined. As he thought that he could not live in Europe as a pure Jain ought to live.
As each book was placed in his hands, he identified them correctly.
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