Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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The enraged crowd shouted at the coach, "Enough of your wicked act! Now stop it”. The coach looked at Muru da and receiving a signal from him, brought the elephant under control.
After this incident, Muru da told his sister, “Sister! You can take initiation under this extremely brave and efficient female monk. It has been proved beyond doubt that her religion is the best propounded by the omniscient". Taking the permission of her brother, she took initiation from the female monk. Both of them were venerated by thousands of people with the great applause. The teacher and her disciple thus created
reverence in the hearts of the people. Despite the fact that their names are unknown to the world, yet they inspire a life of temperance and courage.
and others
Highly influential female monk Yak
(2nd and 3rd century V.N.)
It is already mentioned that during the crya tenure of Sambh the seven daughters of akad la, the Prime Minister of Dhan nanda took initiation. The memory power of these seven sisters was very acute and sharp. Yak could immediately repeat without missing a single word, even the toughest and longest prose or poetry, just by listening to it once. Similarly, the other six sisters by listening 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 times respectively, could replicate and repeat prose or poetry of any length with great accuracy. These seven sisters, with the miracle of their incredible memory power, crushed the arrogance of a scholar named Vararuci, in the court of the last Nanda.
rya Mah giri and rya Suhast stayed with the great scholarryik Yak from childhood and obtained thorough knowledge in the eleven Amgas.
Some time after the initiation of Sth labhadra, Yak and their six sisters, their younger brother r yaka also took initiation into the
rama a Dharma. Yak suffered from excessive guilt and was distraught for encouraging her younger brother to observe Ek sana (one meal per day) and later complete fasting, which resulted in the death of the delicately-disposed r yaka.
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