Monks and Acharyas
Sthulibhadra's Sisters
स्थूलिभद्र की बहनें · સ્થૂલિભદ્રની બહેનો
Seven sisters with wonderful memories, and the one who travelled to a living Tirthankar
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- Best shared with a grown-up
- Shvetambar telling
The seven daughters of minister Shakdal could remember a poem after hearing it only a few times. Their gift humbled a proud poet, and years later the eldest, as a nun, carried a terrible sorrow until help came from very far away.
What it teaches Memory and Learning Repentance Forgiveness
The opening of the children's telling
Long ago, in the city of Pataliputra, a wise minister had seven daughters. Their names were Yaksha, Yakshadatta, Bhuta, Bhutadatta, Sena, Vena and Rena. Each one had a wonderful memory.
Yaksha could remember a whole poem after hearing it just once! Yakshadatta needed to hear it twice. Bhuta needed three times, and so on. Little Rena needed to hear it seven times, and then she knew it perfectly too.
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To carry into the day
A good intention matters, and the kindest words can lift a sorrow we cannot lift alone.
To talk about together
Yaksha's sisters used their gift to help everyone. What is a gift you have that could help others?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.