Lay Followers
Punyasar
पुण्यसार · પુણ્યસાર
A flying banyan tree, a secret on a wall, and a bride in disguise
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- Best shared with a grown-up
A proud young man, thrown out of his home for gambling, falls asleep in a hollow tree and wakes up at someone else's wedding, which turns out to be his own.
What it teaches Patience Faith Changing bad habits
The opening of the children's telling
In the city of Gopalak there lived a boy named Punyasar. When he grew up, he started playing games for money. He lost and lost, and one day he even took some precious jewels that were not his. His father was very upset and sent him out of the house.
That night Punyasar curled up inside a big hollow banyan tree. Suddenly, two shining beings from the sky sat on the tree, and whoosh, they lifted the whole tree and flew away with it!
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To carry into the day
A bad habit can be left behind in one night; good things often take patience to arrive.
To talk about together
Punyasar changed his ways on the long ride home. What helps a person decide to change?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.