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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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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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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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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Abhayakumar was the Prince of Magadh. Once upon a time, he received a present from a prince hailing from a non- Aryan country. Hence, the Prince of Magadh sent an image of Lord Rishabhdeo to…
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Arjun gardener always worshipped a semi-god-yaksha very respectfully, with the flowers of his garden. He was pleasing all the people by the fragrance of flowers also. Once upon a time his wife- Skandashri after serving…
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Harikesh bala was born in the family of Chandalas. He becomes a monk & as a sage, he possessed the highest virtues & subdued senses, he observed 5 samitis & 3 guptis. Once on his…
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Puniya Shravak was a resident of Rajgruhi, he listened with rapt attention to discourses of Lord Mahavir, and began to practice aparigraha (abandonment of worldly possessions). He embraced poverty willingly and contented with what he…
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The lotus pool is story told as a simile.In short, there was a lotus pool in which many lotuses grew.in the middle there was a lotus which was the most beautiful. Now there came a man from…
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There are several stories mentioned in the sutra. One whole ang is all about stories, viz. Gnata Dharma Katha. All stories have a profound meaning in depth if one understands correctly with links. One of…
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