Parshvanatha Tells His Story of Leaving His Royal Life to Find Enlightenment in Jainism

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My name is Parshvanatha. I was born in Varanasi, a bustling city even back then, into a royal family. My father, King Ashvasena, and my mother, Queen Vama Devi, were pretty amazing, and I had all the privileges a prince could ask for. But even with all that, something felt…incomplete. I saw a lot of suffering around me, and the usual royal duties just didn't seem to address the deeper questions I had about life, death, and everything in between. So, at the age of 30, I renounced my princely life, left everything behind, and embarked on a spiritual journey. It wasn't easy, let me tell you. I spent years in intense meditation and ascetic practices, really pushing myself to understand the nature of existence. After 84 days of intense spiritual practice, I finally achieved kevala-jnana, or omniscience – a complete and perfect understanding of reality. My followers were called Nirgranthas, meaning "free from bonds." We believed in the importance of self-control, compassion for all living beings, and the idea that every soul has the potential to achieve liberation.

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