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THE BENIFICENT JINDATTA Munishree Munipati spoke :
"Sheth Kunchika. Listen to the story of a Jain householder (Shravak) who lived in Jasantpur where Jitshatru ruled as king. Jindatta was a very holy soul. He was the son of Jindas. From the childhood only Jindatta was of a detached mind. He did not wish to marry even though young.
Because of such behaviour on his part, all his relatives felt unhappiness. They used to worry day and night about this. They were trying to tempt him to marry. They were eager to see that sort of occasion by which Jindatta's mind may retreat from the idea of renunciation.
Now one merchant named Priyamitra lived in the same city. He had one daughter named Jinmati. She was exquisitely beautiful. She had many virtues also.
