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Famous Legends
Meghkumär Embodying compassion, Prince Meghakumär, in a previous life as an elephant, saved a rabbit at
the cost of his own life. Reminded of this incident by Bhagawan Mahävir, he started leading a rigorously austere life
of a monk, bearing all discomforts with equanimity.
Shripäl and Mayana
Jllaichikumär With firm understanding of Jlächikumar realized the futility of nature of Karma, Shripäl and attachment to a young girl and the Mayanä exerted their best illusion of happiness when he saw a
efforts into destroying bad young monk unaffected by the karma and acquiring good karma. beauty of a woman offering him food.
They ardently worshipped The detachment of the monk guided Navapad (Pancha Paramesthi, lächikumar on the right path. Jnän, Darshan, Charitra, and
Tapa) with devotion, and conquered their miserable fate.
