Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Initiation of Lavana and Ankusha which is the eighth part of chapter X of the English translation of the Jain Ramayana, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. This Jain Ramayana contains the biographies of Rama, Lakshmana, Ravana, Naminatha, Harishena-cakravartin and Jaya-cakravartin: all included in the list of 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 8: Initiation of Lavaṇa and Aṅkuśa
The princes Lavaṇa and Aṅkuśa bowed to Rāma and said: “Today we have become very terrified of existence because of the death of our younger father. Death falls upon every creature suddenly. Therefore men must be intent upon the next world from the very beginning. Give your consent to our initiation. Henceforth it is not fitting for us to remain at all in the house of those left by our younger father.” They bowed to Rāma and both took initiation under Muni Amṛtaghoṣa and in course of time reached emancipation.