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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what age Mahavira started leading an ascetic life?
A
29 years
B
30 years
C
72 years
D
22 years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the age of 30, he left his family and royal household, gave up his worldly possessions, including clothing and become a monk.

Detailed explanation-2: -He abandoned worldly life at the age of 30 and attained ‘kaivalya’ or omniscience at the age of 42.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahavira becomes an ascetic When Prince Vardhamana reached thirty years of age, not long after the death of both his parents, he left the royal palace to live the life of an ascetic, or a sadhana (one who renounces all worldly pleasures and comforts).

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