$JES 203Q First Step of Jainism Level 2 Book

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Meghakumar
Complete the statements below
he
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1. When Meghakumär tried but could not sleep at started thinking of his life as a 2. In the life of an
, he did not receive and
, and the touching of feet as he lay on the hard floor
his sleep. He went to inform Mahävir-swämi about his Mahävir-swämi, in turn, told him a story of an In the forest there was a All the animals feared for their life and ran to a
to be safe. The elephant lifted his foot because he had an
on his knee! 8. He was about to put his foot down when he noticed a
occupying that spot. 9. If he put his foot down he would
the rabbit. If he asked the rabbit to move the rabbit had no
to go. 10. For how many days and nights did the elephant stand without putting his leg down to save another animal? The elephant stood _
11. Stand on one foot, or two hands and one foot, and see how long you can stand - I stood for
minutes. Was it easy?
12. When the fire stopped and all the animals scurried away, what happened to the elephant?
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_was the elephant in a previous life where he showed a lot of compassion towards other animals. Do you think he stayed and listened? YES NO
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