Monks and Acharyas
Pruthvichandra and Gunasagar
पृथ्वीचंद्र और गुणसागर · પૃથ્વીચંદ્ર અને ગુણસાગર
Two princes of the heart who found perfect knowledge without leaving their seats
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
- Shvetambar telling
A young king who never wanted the crown hears a merchant's tale of a bridegroom in a faraway city, and the story of that wedding changes him in a single moment.
What it teaches Detachment Reflection Past lives
The opening of the children's telling
Long ago, in the city of Ayodhya, lived a gentle prince named Pruthvichandra. He married sixteen princesses and became king. But in his heart he did not want riches. He only wanted to be good and peaceful.
One day a traveller named Sudhan came to the palace. The king said, "Tell us a wonderful story!" So Sudhan told him about a young man named Gunasagar, in a faraway city.
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To carry into the day
A single moment of pure reflection can do what years of wishing cannot.
To talk about together
Pruthvichandra changed just by listening to a story. Has a story ever changed how you felt or what you wanted to do?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.