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Having reached the royal court, the messenger offered obeisance to the emperor and spoke deferentially, "O Mighty King, your bosom friend and my lord emperor Sahasramśu has accepted the vows of initiation, in order to put an end to all internal and external conflicts.
He desires that I convey this news to you in order to refresh your memory, so that you would
remember our mutual decision of embracing initiation together." The emperor thought "Now, that my friend has renounced the world, I too should follow his foot steps and make my existence meaningful." He immediately sent for his family members and expressed his desire to accept the dikşā (initiation). The young crown prince, Anantaratha, having realised the meaningless vanity of the material world, decided to follow his father on the path of salvation.
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The coronation ceremony of infant Daśaratha
Emperor Anaranya handed over the crown to infant Dasaratha, who was barely a
They might call this escapism, but anyone month old and accepted the Diksā along with
who is acquainted with the theory of karma will laud his elder son in the presence of Abhayasena
the decision of the king. Everyone is born with an Muni. This action of the king might make many
invisible bundle of karmas. The karmas are the remodern readers raise their eyebrows and won
sult of our good and evil actions of the previous lives. der whether the king was justified in shunning
These karmas decide our destiny in this life. Our away the multiple responsibilities and becom
good and evil deeds in this life are added to the exing a monk. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only
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