Monks and Acharyas
Arhannak Muni and the Heat
अर्हन्नक मुनि और गर्मी · અર્હન્નક મુનિ અને ગરમી
A young monk ran from the summer sun, and his mother's voice brought him home
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- Best shared with a grown-up
- Shvetambar telling
A young monk who has always been cared for by his father must face the burning summer sun alone after his father's life ends. He stops in the shade, and what happens next sends his mother through the streets calling his name.
What it teaches Endurance Repentance A Mother's Love
The opening of the children's telling
Long ago, in a city called Tagara, a boy named Arhannak became a young monk. His father became a monk too, and his mother Bhadra became a nun. Arhannak's father loved him very much. Every day, his father went out in the hot sun to bring food for him, so Arhannak never had to.
One day, his father's life came to a quiet end. Now Arhannak had to go out for food by himself. It was summer. The ground was very hot, and monks walk with bare feet and no umbrella. Arhannak felt tired and dizzy. "I can't do this," he thought.
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To carry into the day
What I run away from today may be the very thing I am meant to learn to bear.
To talk about together
Why do you think his mother's voice could reach Arhannak when nothing else could?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.