Stories From Jainism

Author(s): Mrugendramuni
Publisher: Jain Yoga Foundation

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neck and spilt on the ground. He took her head and ran away with it, leaving the trunk behind.
Dhandutta arrived but was stunned to see his murdered daughter. So he stopped his chase and returned home full of sorrow.
Then Chilatiputra saw a Sadhu, under a tree who was in meditation on that dark night. He asked the Sadhu what religion was and threatened to kill him if he did not reply to his query. The Sadhu opened his eyes and found a terrible person with a head in his hand. But the Sadhu was not at all frightened at this. He looked serene and composed.
It continued to rain and the forest roared with the storm But, the Sadhu heard the sweet musical strains coming from a flute. He only wanted to be liberated, like the birds flying from their nests in the night.
Chilatiputra was immediately freed from agitation, when the Sadhu's eyes met his glance and he heard the sadhu's words which soothed him. He threw away his sword and the dripping head also fell from his hand and rolled on the ground.
Amazingly Chilatiputra found that the Sadhu had disappeared. He was now full of remorse and repentance. He was freed from anger, revenge and agitation. On the contrary, he was experiencing divine beatitude. But his body was smeared with blood. Hence, ants and insects began to attack and devour his body. His body soon displayed only the bare bones, which were consumed by wild animals. But Chilatiputra was no longer in this physical world.
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