Trending: Can you fast for 180 days like this Jain monk?

When Acharya Vijay Hansratnasuri, 56, ended his 180 days of continuous fasting on September 11, he became the only Jain monk to have completed the marathon fast for the sixth time. The monk - based at Jain Sangh in the Juhu Scheme area of Mumbai - took diksha at the age of 13. In the past two decades of his life as a monk, Acharya Hansranasuri has spent a total of 12 years fasting, said his disciples. "As per Jain scriptures, Lord Mahavir fasted for 180 days twice. Acharya Vijay Hansratn...