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Lord r Ari anemi
The 22nd T rthamkara of Jain religion is Lord Ari anemi.
Past Life
In his past life Lord rAri anemi was amkhakum ra, the son of the king of Hastin pura, r e a and queen r mat. When he grew up he became famous as amkhar ja. Prince amkha was still a child when his father re a got the message that the Pall chieftain Samaraketu had wrecked havoc at the borders of his kingdom. If Samaraketu was not suppressed in time, he would whip up other troubles too. Hearing this news the king gave instructions to prepare his army and decided to go to the battlefield himself. When prince amkha learnt of this he requested his father to send him to fight such an ordinary king so he could get a chance to learn the tactics of war and prove his bravery. Hearing the prince's brave request he gave him permission to go to war with the army. Very easily the prince captured the Palli chieftain and returned all the things looted by him to their respective owners and taking the prisoners with him, started for Hastin pura. On the way, prince amkha faced the Vidy dhara Ma i ekhara who had kidnapped the daughter of Jit ri, Ya omati and was taking her with him. The prince defeated him, too. Impressed by his bravery, Ya omatiaccepted him in her mind as her Lord. Impressed by the prince's courage and ability, king r e a handed over his kingdom to him and taking initiation became a mendicant and in time attained pure knowledge.
King amkha was enamoured of and attached to his queen Ya omati. Once, king amkha went to listen to the discourse of monk r e a. At the end of the discourse he asked the monk - Lord, why am I so attracted to and enamoured of Ya omati? Even if I wish to, I am unable to accept the rama a path. After staying quiet for sometime the omniscient monk said - the two of you have been in a relationship spanning seven births, and many times you were husband and wife. It is only because of the long relationship of the past births that your love is so deep. After this, completing your time as a god you shall be the 22ndT rthamkara Nemin tha in your next birth. Listening to his past life story, king
amkha became disenchanted and giving his kingdom over to his son, he became a mendicant. After becoming a mendicant, by showing great
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