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Teachers' Notes Almost all children fight with their brothers, sisters, friends. Explore the issue with some children in depth. How and why do they fight?
Lead them to decide whether it is worthwhile to fight.
For older children you could elaborate on the term chakravarti, and its particular meaning in Jainism: i.e. emperor of the six continents; his strength and power, the 14 "Gems", the size of his armies etc. Interesting and useful information in the right context - so take care!
You could talk about the chakra. Show them a picture. Almost all children will have seen Krishna with his chakra in the TV serial Mahabharata. In the story of Bharat and Bahubali - discuss the virtue of not involving the armies, thus sparing innocent lives. Be prepared for "Why did they fight in the first place anyway?"!
Glossary
alms custom destiny monk
money that you give to poor people a thing that people have done for a long time what you are going to be or to do (what you are destined to do) a holy man who has given up his possessions and lives alone or with other monks after going through a Jain ritual a lot of money or things that belong to you
wealth
What do these words mean?
chakra Tirthankar conflict enlighten meditate
Exercises
1. Act out Bharat and Bahubali's story,
2. Write out the reasons why you fight with your brother or sister.
3. Write out reasons why you should not fight with your brothers and sisters.
4.
Colour a picture of Bharat and Bahubali.
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