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Rishabhayan: the story of the first king

By Ācārya Mahāprajña;Regunathan , Sudhamahi;R̥shabhadeva

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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers India;Harper Element
ISBN
9789351160076, 9789351160083, 9351160076
Language
english
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EPUB
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655 kB (670256 bytes)
Pages
xxii, 318 pages ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Jaina poetry;Poetry;R̥shabhadeva -- Poetry;R̥shabh

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The story of Tirthankara Rishabha has passed down generations of Jains. Acharya Mahapragya, the tenth Acharya of the Jain Swetambar Terapanth, presents it to us in a composition of 2,000 verses. Tracing the evolution of human civilization as it grew from a society based on need to one attached to material possessions, the epic depicts the search for truth and the role of renunciation and sacrifice in it. As the first king, Rishabha does his primary duty of ensuring the well-being of his subjects. But then one spring morning, a small thought on the withering away of flowers triggers deep reflection in him: Is there more to life than reigning over a kingdom? To discover the meaning of life, he renounces his kingdom and wanders up to the Himalayas, thus introducing the idea of monkhood. With enlightenment comes the realization that all living beings have a soul that is indestructible and permanent and that true happiness lies in freedom from all attachment. Thus evolve the pillars of...

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