Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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Here is a great example of compassion. An elephant bears discomfort & pain to save a little animal. As we are developed & more rational beings, we should learn from these animals to be helpful to each other. In addition, when one takes an oath to lead the life of a monk, one should not revert to a worldly life or even entertain thoughts of doing so. An ascetic life is a very tough & rigourous life which makes one realize & understand the true nature of the soul. In order to achieve this understanding, one must put aside the worldly life permanently because it tends to distort things. Suffering occurs because of one's past Karma, so one should bear it with patience & focus on the soul for self- realization.
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AJMUTTA MUNI
happy. Gautam-Swami agreed & they went to the palace. Aimutta's mother, Queen Shrimati, was standing in the balcony overlooking the garden. She saw Gautam-Swami & Aimutta coming towards the palace. She was very happy & came down to receive Gautam-Swami. She welcomed him with devotion & said, "Matthaena Vandami (my salutation to you)! She asked Aimutta to go & get his favourite food to offer Gautam-Swami. Aimutta brought ladoos (sweets) & started putting them in the container even though Gautam-Swami said he didn't need that many. Aimutta was very happy to offer food to the monk.
Stories During Bhagwan Mahavir's Life
O nce upon a time in the streets of
Polaspur, India, a six-year-old child named Aimutta was playing with his friends. He was the son of King Vijay & Queen Shrimati. While playing he saw a monk. The monk's name was GautamSwami, the chief disciple of Lord Mahavir. He was barefoot & bald. He was going from one house to another to get alms (food). Aimutta ran to him & invited him to his palace to get food saying this would make his mother & him very
As Gautam-Swami started to leave, Aimutta said, "Your patra (wooden
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