Kalakumara, Kālakumāra: 1 definition

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Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra

Kālakumāra (कालकुमार).—At the end of the first day general of Kūṇika’s army Kālakumāra, moved his elephant towards king Ceṭaka and invited him for a duel. With a smile of acceptance, Ceṭaka asked his elephant rider to take the elephant towards Kālakumāra. There was a vast difference in the age of the two. Respecting his maternal grandfather Kālakumāra said – “Ārya, you attack first”. Ceṭaka said – “No, you must attack first; it is Ceṭaka's resolve not to attack a person who has not attacked him first”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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