Complex sentence: For example, when in the 12th year as a monk, Mahavira took shelter in the cottage of Brahmin Svatidatta with a view to pass monsoon months there, and him and Mahavira often entered into philosophical conversations with Mahavira and believed Mahavira was a great monk.
Split into simpler sentences: For example, when in the 12th year as a monk, Mahavira took shelter in the cottage of Brahmin Svatidatta with a view to pass monsoon months there. Svatidatta often entered into philosophical conversations with Mahavira and believed Mahavira was a great monk.