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Avanti Sukumal
[13] AVANTI SUKUMAL
(Sacrifice)
(1) Once Arya Suhastiji was revising the lesson of Nalini Gulma at a horses stable late in the night. Avanti heard this recital and remembered his past life. (2) He renounced the world and became a Jain Monk. At night he took anshan (fasting until death) and started meditating in the graveyard. There, his previous birth's wife, a vixen (fox's female) started eating his legs and reached his stomach. He died with samadhi (high level of peace of mind) and reached Nalinigulm -a heavenly home. When Avanti's present births mother and his wives came to know about his death they wept bitterly. (3)They completed the burial ceremonies. (4)They reached the Guru and listened to his sermons. (5). All of them, except one (who was pregnant) of his wife, renounced world. (6) The pregnant wife gave birth to a son. A temple of Avanti Parshvanath (23d Tirthankara-God) was constructed at a place where Avantisukumal was buried.
Inspired By: Jain Acharya Shri Bhuvanbhanusuriswarji Maharajsaheb
