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The Tirthankaras

The twenty four Tirthankaras, the fords across the river of rebirth, and the great souls of their ages.

68 stories, each with a gentle children's telling and the full story.

Balbhadra Ramबलभद्र राम · બલભદ્ર રામA grieving brother, a patient friend, and a deer who knew how to give5 min · children's telling Nemi and Rajulनेमि और राजुल · નેમિ અને રાજુલA wedding that turned toward the mountain4 min · children's telling Lord Rishabhdevभगवान ऋषभदेव · ભગવાન ઋષભદેવThe king who taught the world to plough, write and count, and then walked away from it all5 min · children's telling Bharat and Bahubaliभरत और बाहुबली · ભરત અને બાહુબલીTwo brothers, one raised fist, and the elephant no one could see4 min · children's telling Emperor Sanatkumarसनत्कुमार चक्रवर्ती · સનત્કુમાર ચક્રવર્તીThe most beautiful man in the world, and the morning his beauty left4 min · children's telling King Meghrath and His Justiceराजा मेघरथ का न्याय · રાજા મેઘરથનો ન્યાયThe pigeon, the hawk and the weighing scale4 min · children's telling Parshvanath and Kamath: Ten Livesपार्श्वनाथ और कमठ: दस भव · પાર્શ્વનાથ અને કમઠ: દસ ભવOne heart that kept hating, one heart that kept forgiving, through ten lives5 min · children's telling The Compassion of Lord Parshvanathभगवान पार्श्वनाथ की करुणा · ભગવાન પાર્શ્વનાથની કરુણાA burning log, two snakes, and a storm that could not move him4 min · children's telling Bhagwan Mallinathभगवान मल्लिनाथ · ભગવાન મલ્લિનાથSix kings came to win a princess, and she showed them a golden statue5 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Ajitnathभगवान अजितनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન અજિતનાથનું જીવનTwo cousins born on the same night: one became a world emperor, the other the unconquered one5 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Sambhavnathभगवान संभवनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન સંભવનાથનું જીવનA king who ate last in a famine, and the rain that came with his next birth4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Abhinandan Swamiभगवान अभिनंदन स्वामी का जीवन · ભગવાન અભિનંદન સ્વામીનું જીવનThe king who thanked people for pointing out his faults4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Sumatinathभगवान सुमतिनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન સુમતિનાથનું જીવનTwo mothers, one child, and a queen's wise judgement4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Padmaprabhaभगवान पद्मप्रभ का जीवन · ભગવાન પદ્મપ્રભનું જીવનA queen who longed for a bed of lotuses, and the rosy child who followed5 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Suparshvanathभगवान सुपार्श्वनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન સુપાર્શ્વનાથનું જીવનFalling leaves on a palace roof, and a king who understood what they meant4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Chandraprabhaभगवान चंद्रप्रभ का जीवन · ભગવાન ચંદ્રપ્રભનું જીવનA queen who wished to drink the moonlight, and a son who shone like the moon4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Suvidhinath (Pushpadant)भगवान सुविधिनाथ (पुष्पदंत) का जीवन · ભગવાન સુવિધિનાથ (પુષ્પદંત)નું જીવનOne prince with two names, and a teaching about leaks in a boat4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Shitalnathभगवान शीतलनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન શીતલનાથનું જીવનA burning heat no medicine could cure, and a gentle touch that cooled it4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Shreyansnathभगवान श्रेयांसनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન શ્રેયાંસનાથનું જીવનA Tirthankar, a mighty king, and a soul that would one day become Mahavir4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Vasupujyaभगवान वासुपूज्य का जीवन · ભગવાન વાસુપૂજ્યનું જીવનA prince who gently said no to a crown, and a city that saw his whole journey4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Vimalnathभगवान विमलनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન વિમલનાથનું જીવનA mother who glowed with a pure light, and a teaching about the rarest treasure4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Anantnathभगवान अनंतनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન અનંતનાથનું જીવનA string of jewels with no end, and a soul with endless knowledge4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Dharmanathभगवान धर्मनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન ધર્મનાથનું જીવનA palace that filled with prayer, and a teacher who named the four thieves of the heart4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Shantinathभगवान शांतिनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન શાંતિનાથનું જીવનA sick and frightened kingdom, and the peace that came with a child4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Kunthunathभगवान कुंथुनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન કુંથુનાથનું જીવનAn emperor of the whole land who learned to care for the tiniest creature4 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Aranathभगवान अरनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન અરનાથનું જીવનAn emperor who ruled the whole land, and then let all of it go5 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Munisuvrat Swamiभगवान मुनिसुव्रत स्वामी का जीवन · ભગવાન મુનિસુવ્રત સ્વામીનું જીવનA Tirthankar who came to Bharuch for the sake of one listening horse5 min · children's telling Life of Bhagwan Naminathभगवान नमिनाथ का जीवन · ભગવાન નમિનાથનું જીવનAn army surrounds a city, and an unborn child brings peace4 min · children's telling Sagar Chakravartiसगर चक्रवर्ती · સગર ચક્રવર્તીSixty thousand princes, one holy mountain, and a lesson no emperor can escape5 min · children's telling Maghavan Chakravartiमघवा चक्रवर्ती · મઘવા ચક્રવર્તીThe emperor who never forgot his prayers3 min · children's telling Subhum Chakravartiसुभूम चक्रवर्ती · સુભૂમ ચક્રવર્તીSix lands were not enough for him, and the seventh was an ocean away4 min · children's telling Mahapadma Chakravartiमहापद्म चक्रवर्ती · મહાપદ્મ ચક્રવર્તીA promise kept, a cruel minister, and a monk who asked for three steps of land4 min · children's telling Harishen Chakravartiहरिषेण चक्रवर्ती · હરિષેણ ચક્રવર્તીHe wrote his name on a mountain, and then he walked away from it4 min · children's telling Jayasen Chakravartiजयसेन चक्रवर्ती · જયસેન ચક્રવર્તીA king's grief became a seed, and the seed became freedom4 min · children's telling Brahmadatta Chakravartiब्रह्मदत्त चक्रवर्ती · બ્રહ્મદત્ત ચક્રવર્તીTwo brothers through five lives, and the one wish that pulled them apart5 min · children's telling The Second Triad: Dviprishta and Tarakaदूसरी त्रयी: द्विपृष्ठ और तारक · બીજી ત્રિપુટી: દ્વિપૃષ્ઠ અને તારકAn old grudge carried across lives, and the price of a wish for revenge3 min · children's telling The Third Triad: Svayambhu and Merakaतीसरी त्रयी: स्वयंभू और मेरक · ત્રીજી ત્રિપુટી: સ્વયંભૂ અને મેરકTwo loving brothers, a stolen gift, and an old wish that would not let go5 min · children's telling The Fourth Triad: Purushottam and Madhuचौथी त्रयी: पुरुषोत्तम और मधु · ચોથી ત્રિપુટી: પુરુષોત્તમ અને મધુA betrayed friendship, a boastful king, and the sage who loved to stir up trouble5 min · children's telling The Fifth Triad: Purushsimha and Nishumbhaपाँचवीं त्रयी: पुरुषसिंह और निशुंभ · પાંચમી ત્રિપુટી: પુરુષસિંહ અને નિશુંભA son rides two days without food to reach his father, and a proud king sends a message at the worst possible time5 min · children's telling The Sixth Triad: Purushpundarik and Baliछठी त्रयी: पुरुषपुंडरीक और बलि · છઠ્ઠી ત્રિપુટી: પુરુષપુંડરીક અને બલિThe same wrong tried twice, across two lifetimes4 min · children's telling The Seventh Triad: Datta and Prahladसातवीं त्रयी: दत्त और प्रह्लाद · સાતમી ત્રિપુટી: દત્ત અને પ્રહ્લાદA minister's unkind words, and an elephant that two kings both wanted4 min · children's telling Jain Ramayana, Part 1: Ram, Lakshman and Sitaजैन रामायण, भाग 1: राम, लक्ष्मण और सीता · જૈન રામાયણ, ભાગ 1: રામ, લક્ષ્મણ અને સીતાA prince who walks into the forest so that his brother can wear the crown5 min · children's telling Krishna Vasudevकृष्ण वासुदेव · કૃષ્ણ વાસુદેવThe cowherd boy who became a king, bowed to eighteen thousand monks, and will one day be a Tirthankar4 min · children's telling Jain Ramayana, Part 2: Ravanजैन रामायण, भाग 2: रावण · જૈન રામાયણ, ભાગ 2: રાવણA great and learned king, a vow he kept, and the one wish he could not give up5 min · children's telling Jarasandhजरासंध · જરાસંધThe mighty king of Magadh who would not turn back, even when every sign told him to4 min · children's telling Jain Ramayana, Part 3: Sita's Fire Ordeal and Ram's Renunciationजैन रामायण, भाग 3: सीता की अग्नि परीक्षा और राम का वैराग्य · જૈન રામાયણ, ભાગ 3: સીતાની અગ્નિ પરીક્ષા અને રામનો વૈરાગ્યA fire that turns into a lake of lotuses, and a king who learns at last to let go5 min · children's telling Krishna Is Kindदयालु कृष्ण · દયાળુ કૃષ્ણEveryone else held their noses, but Krishna noticed something beautiful4 min · children's telling Krishna Helps an Old Manकृष्ण ने बूढ़े की मदद की · કૃષ્ણે વૃદ્ધની મદદ કરીA king climbs down from his elephant to carry one brick4 min · children's telling The Six Sons of Devakiदेवकी के छह पुत्र · દેવકીના છ પુત્રોThree pairs of monks at the queen's door, and a mother's secret revealed4 min · children's telling Kalikund Tirthकलिकुंड तीर्थ · કલિકુંડ તીર્થA great elephant, a quiet lake, and an offering of lotuses4 min · children's telling Chakravarti Bharat's Detachmentचक्रवर्ती भरत का वैराग्य · ચક્રવર્તી ભરતનો વૈરાગ્યA tiny ring slips from an emperor's finger, and he sees the whole world anew4 min · children's telling The Fourteen Kulakarasचौदह कुलकर · ચૌદ કુલકરWhen the magic trees began to fade, fourteen wise guides showed the way5 min · children's telling Marudevi Mataमरुदेवी माता · મરુદેવી માતાA grandmother on an elephant goes to see her son, and finds freedom instead5 min · children's telling Hanuman in the Jain Traditionजैन परंपरा में हनुमान · જૈન પરંપરામાં હનુમાનA baby falls from a flying chariot and breaks a mountain, and grows up to break his own chains5 min · children's telling Pradyumnaप्रद्युम्न · પ્રદ્યુમ્નA baby prince is carried away from Dvarka, and comes home years later full of tricks4 min · children's telling Brahmi and Sundariब्राह्मी और सुंदरी · બ્રાહ્મી અને સુંદરીTwo sisters who gave the world letters and numbers, and then something even greater5 min · children's telling Akshay Tritiya: The First Almsअक्षय तृतीया: प्रथम दान · અક્ષય તૃતીયા: પ્રથમ દાનThree dreams, one silent monk, and a gift of sweet juice that is still remembered5 min · children's telling Shatrunjay: The Holy Hillशत्रुंजय: पवित्र पर्वत · શત્રુંજય: પવિત્ર પર્વતA hill covered in temples, and the reason millions of pilgrims climb it4 min · children's telling Girnarगिरनार · ગિરનારThe tall mountain where Lord Neminath became a monk, found perfect knowledge and became free4 min · children's telling Sammed Shikharसम्मेद शिखर · સમ્મેદ શિખરThe hill where twenty Tirthankaras took their last step5 min · children's telling Ashtapadअष्टापद · અષ્ટાપદA temple of jewels, and a monk who climbed on the rays of the sun5 min · children's telling Shankheshwar Parshvanathशंखेश्वर पार्श्वनाथ · શંખેશ્વર પાર્શ્વનાથA very old image, a sleeping army, and the sound of a conch4 min · children's telling Shravanabelagola and Gommateshwarश्रवणबेलगोला और गोम्मटेश्वर · શ્રવણબેલગોળા અને ગોમ્મટેશ્વરA mother's wish, a golden arrow, and one small pot of milk4 min · children's telling Padmavati Deviपद्मावती देवी · પદ્માવતી દેવીFrom a frightened snake in a burning log to a guardian of Parshvanath's path4 min · children's telling Ambika Deviअंबिका देवी · અંબિકા દેવીA mother who fed a hungry monk, and a dry mango tree that bloomed4 min · children's telling Chakreshvari Deviचक्रेश्वरी देवी · ચક્રેશ્વરી દેવીThe golden guardian of Rishabhdev, and a cart that would not move4 min · children's telling Saraswati in Jain Traditionजैन परंपरा में सरस्वती · જૈન પરંપરામાં સરસ્વતીHow the teaching of the Tirthankaras came to have a gentle face4 min · children's telling Ayambil and the Plague of Dwarkaआयंबिल और द्वारका का संकट · આયંબિલ અને દ્વારકાનું સંકટA golden city, an angry sage, and the simple meal that kept it safe5 min · children's telling