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etc. he felt peace of mind. Such a peace he had never got in his life.
The monks and ascetics of this forest were doing hard spiritual practices. Some of them were doing heart-rending intense penance. They were improving their future birth. Agnisharma was from a cultured family. In his mind also the trees of penance and 'Sadhana' began to flourish.
Acharya Kaundinya welcomed Agnisharma to the forest for penance. He could easily, find out that the newcomer had not got love from anybody. He showed in action that the forest for penance on *Tapovan' is for those who are afflicted by quarrels. He gave an indepent cottage to Agnisharma. Thus Agnisharma also became a member of the Tapovan. He became a practitioner or ‘Sadhak’.
Agnisharma was attending wholeheartedly on the Acharya Kaundinya. He moved behind him like his shadow. As a first
