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fetch the peacock trainers and asked them to look after the chick well and to train it to become fine dancing peacock that could be shown in fairs and that could be competed against other such peacocks. The peacock trainers did their best by the chick and with the passage of time it became a healthy and handsome dancing and prancing peacock with full shock of beautiful shiny peacock feathers. It danced away to everyone's pleasure at the mere snap of fingers.
When the merchant's son snapped his fingers the peacock arched its neck delicately, spread its feather into full drawn umbrella of colours and danced to the tune of music.
Success Through Firm Belief
The fame of the merchant's son's peacock spread far and wide and he was invited to stage its shows at various fairs and to participate in various peacock competitions in the town of Campā and elsewhere as well. He won a number of wagers and earned ample wealth and name and fame.
The Moral Of The Story -
Concluding this tale the Lord Jñātaputra (Mahāvīra) said that O' blessed ones! those monks and nuns who remain undoubting and retain steadfast belief in the words of the omniscient Jina earn fame and honour here and noble rebirth or liberation hereafter. However, such monks and nuns as doubt the Jina-words become perplexed and lose even their available gains and misery becomes their fate. Therefore, all of you must develop the virtue of freedom from doubt and steadfastness of belief.
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316: JAINISM: THE CREED FOR ALL TIMES
