Jain Lesson II

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

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Lesson 22 TRUE LEARNING
A long time ago, there was a dormitory of Maharshi Satyik at the base of a hill. A few students lived there. It was not a big building, but many small huts. The students learned general knowledge and religious knowledge. They gave importance to moral values. They lived on milk and whatever they grew in the farm. They were not dependent on anyone but themselves.
One day, King Vikram, his queen and some servants were passing by this area. They stopped at the riverbank near the dormitory. After a while, when they sat down to eat, some students from this dormitory were passing by. The king saw them and offered them food. The students with respect said, "We cannot take anything." The king was very pleased with them for not showing any temptation.
After sometime, the king, queen and everybody left for their city. After a while, some students were passing through there again. They noticed a shiny golden necklace. They brought it to their teacher and asked him, "What should we do with the necklace?" The teacher calmly said, "Hang it on the nail outside. Whoever it belongs to can take it from there." They put the necklace on the nail and everybody went back to his activities.
Meanwhile, on the way home the queen noticed that her necklace was missing. She was afraid that she may have lost it while they were resting at the river. She told the king, and the king went back to the river to look for it. He also got
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