The Tirthankaras
Life of Bhagwan Padmaprabha
भगवान पद्मप्रभ का जीवन · ભગવાન પદ્મપ્રભનું જીવન
A queen who longed for a bed of lotuses, and the rosy child who followed
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
A king who was never beaten in battle decides to win a harder victory, and his soul returns ages later as a prince who glows like a red lotus.
What it teaches Detachment Purity Precious human life
The opening of the children's telling
Long, long ago, far away, there lived a king named Aparajit. He had gold and palaces and everything a king could want. But one day he thought, all these things will go away one day. I want something that lasts forever. So he gave his kingdom to his son and became a monk. He was so good and so gentle that his soul became ready to be a great teacher.
Many years later, in a city called Kaushambi, Queen Susima was going to have a baby. One night she saw fourteen beautiful dreams. The wise men smiled and said, your baby will be a Tirthankar, a teacher for the whole world.
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To carry into the day
Like a lotus on water, we can live among things without being stuck to them.
To talk about together
A lotus grows in mud but stays clean. What helps you stay kind when things around you are not?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.