SUTRA There was a sthavira (senior monk) old by age, yet knowledgeable, wise and learned. He was also initiated since many years. His name was gargacharya. He made the following reflections (anupeyha) 1) He who…
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Kurgadu Muni’s name is associated with the humane quality of forbearance. Kur means cooked rice and gadua means a kind of vessel. It means that Munishri Kurgadu required a large vessel full of cooked rice…
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Once when Lord Mahavir was putting up in the Gunashil temple, King Shrenik went to offer his salutations with a royal retinue. One the way, the king saw King Prasannachandra of Potanpur, meditating under a…
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Once Gautama, the disciple of Lord Mahavir, was passing by the royal palace of the city of Polaspur. Prince Atimukta was playing with his friends in the outer garden of the palace. Suddenly, the prince…
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RATHNEMI In the town of Shauryapura there was a king named Vasudev, he had two wives Rohini & Devki. In Shauryapura there was another powerful king named Somudra Vijaya. His wife was called Siva and…
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Kshullakkumar had listened to the preachings of his mother and other monks for years together but the concepts of restraint, renunciation or detachment did not appeal or move him at all. His mother had granted…
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Jay Ghosh Vijay Ghosh Jay Ghosh was a sage, born in a brahmanical family but had taken the great vows of the Nirgranth, he had subdued all his senses and walked down the right path. …
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Lord Rishabhdeo had a son named Bharat. He wanted to be sovereign over all kings. Hence He returned home after conquering all the kings of India. But he soon realized that his younger brother Bahubali…
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One day a certain merchant visited the court of King Shrenik of Magadh. He was dealing in Costly shawls studded with gems. The king examined them and found them as light as feathers. Therefore, he…
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Let us go back some twenty-five hundred years. King Shrenik was ruling over the city of Rajagrihi in Bihar. One day King Shrenik was sitting with his wife, Queen Chelana, at night on the Verandah…
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