The guru who accompanied Alexander happened to be a Jain called Calanus

Alexander (End Titles)

When Alexander and his troops stormed down upon some Jains and Brahmins walking around in the meadows around the Indus valley, the Brahmins did not flee, but just looked at them and stamped their feet in unison on the ground. 

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Alexander was amazed.

When he asked them to explain their actions, they said “King Alexander, every man can possess only so much of the earth' surface as this we are standing on. You are but human like the rest of us, save that you are always busy and up to no good, traveling so many miles from your home, a nuisance to yourself and to others. Ah well! You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you.”

Alexander was spellbound and decided not only that he needed a new Guru after decades of advises from Aristotle, but also decided to take on of them back to Macedonia after his conquests. 

That guru who accompanied him happened to be a Jain called Calanus.

In India Calanus had never been ill, but when he was living in Persia all strength ultimately left his body. 

In spite of his enfeebled state he refused to submit to an invalid regimen, and told Alexander that he was content to die as he was, which would be preferable to enduring the misery of being forced to alter his way of life. 

Alexander, at some length, tried to talk him out of his obstinacy, but to no purpose.

Then, convinced that if Calanus were any further opposed he would find one means or another of making away with himself, Alexander yielded to his request, and gave instructions for the building of a funeral pyre under the supervision of Ptolemy son of Lagus, of the Personal Guard.

Some say Calanus was escorted to the pyre by a solemn procession - horses, men, soldiers in armor and people carrying all kinds of precious oils and spices to throw upon the flames; other accounts mention drinking-cups of silver and gold and kingly robes.

He was too ill to walk, and a horse was provided for him; but he was incapable of mounting it, and had to be carried an a litter, upon which he lay with his heard wreathed with garlands in the Indian fashion, and singing Indian songs, which his countrymen declare were hymns of praise to their gods.

The horse he was to have ridden was of the royal breed of Nisaia, and before he mounted the pyre he gave it to Lysimachus, one of his pupils in philosophy, and distributed among other pupils and friends the drinking-cups and draperies which Alexander had ordered to be burnt in his honor upon the pyre.

As he was going to the pile of wood, he greeted and kissed the hands and bade farewell to the rest of his entourage.

He would not kiss Alexander's hand and departed from life with the words "Alexander, we shall meet again in Babylon" (nobody understood why he said this, but in the end, the words proved true when Alexander died in Babylon.)

He then sprinkled himself with libation and cut off part of his hair to cast into the fire. 

After he had prayed, he lay down upon the golden couch on the pyre in a becoming manner and with unflinching courage, in full view of the whole Macedonian army; he exhibited throughout a serene fortitude and self-possession.

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