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King of Magadh, Shrenik Bimbisar set out on his horse for a forest outing. As he entered the Mandikuli garden, he saw a young and handsome monk meditating under a tree. His face glowed and looked very blissful. King Shrenik wondered why someone would renounce the world at such a young age. What sorrow and experience lead him to leave all the pleasures of life and take on the...
The last of the Tirthankaras, Lord Mahavira in his days of penance once decided to visit the village of Vachala. In the forest next to the village lived a deadly and poisonous snake whose gaze was enough to kill any living creature. Villagers were terrorized and never dared to venture into this forest. Mahavira decided to do his penance in this forest. As he passed through the village and...
King Prasannachandra (was also known as Prasenjit) was ruling the kingdom of Potanpur. He was a brave and righteous ruler. People felt happy, and secure under his rule. He had a beautiful wife and a charming young son. He was inspired by Tirthankar Mahavira’s sermons and was convinced that the well being of the soul was in renouncing the world. He was eagerly waiting for his son to mature...
King Shrenik was the ruler of the Magadha region in Bihar. He had a beautiful wife named Dharini. Once when she was sleeping, she saw a dream of a white elephant entering her mouth. She immediately woke up and share the dream with the King. King Shrenik knew that this was an auspicious dream. He called the dream experts who predicted that the queen would give birth to a...