https://www.tattvagyan.com Tattvagyan is a comprehensive online website giving an indepth knowledge on Spirituality, Philosophy, Jain Culture, Jainism, etc. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:02:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-prasannachandra-rajarshi/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-prasannachandra-rajarshi/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 02:59:17 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=987
Once Lord Mahavir arrived in the city of Rajgruhi. He was accompained by the royal sage (Rajarshi) Prasannachandra. Rajarshi Muni used to execute severe penance simply by staring at the fire-emitting Sun, with his one leg up and both arms raised straight. Magadha king Shrenik was completely impressed by such severe penance and politely questioned […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-prasannachandra-rajarshi/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/upadhyay-shri-yashovijayji/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/upadhyay-shri-yashovijayji/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:26:20 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1011
If someone utters the word upadhyayji it would mean Shrimad Yashovijayji Upadhyay. ‘So says Upadhyayji’ is regarded as the final word and ultimate authority in scriptural matters. His contemporary monks regarded him as the sarvajna (omniscient) in matters of the scriptures and also as shrutkevali (scripture – omniscient). Author of more than 100 books in […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/upadhyay-shri-yashovijayji/feed/ 9 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/puniya-shravak/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/puniya-shravak/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:42:19 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1029
Puniya Shravak symbolized ideal worship and devotion. He was a devotee whose devotion was praised by Bhagwan Mahavir himself. A resident of Rajagriha he came under the spell of Mahavir’s discourses and began to practice aparigraha (abandonment of worldly possessions). He embraced poverty willingly and gave away all the wealth he had inherited from his […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/puniya-shravak/feed/ 2 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/samprati-maharaj/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/samprati-maharaj/#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 18:43:03 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1034
Emperor Samprati, the grandson of Emperor Ashok, occupied a place of pride among the contemporary emperors. Emperor Ashok and his grandson Samprati endeavoured to propagate Indian culture throughout the world. Known as Indrapalit, Sangat and Vigatashok, Emperor Samprati was enthroned in 230 B.C., but he had been handling the administrative duties long before. King Samprati […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/samprati-maharaj/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-malaysundari/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-malaysundari/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 00:50:20 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1020
It was love at first sight between Malaysundari and Mahabalkumar. It was so steadfast a bond between the two that they could weather many a storm before and after their marriage. Malaysundari was the daughter of king Virdhaval and queen Champakmala of Prithvisthanpur. Mahabalkumar was the son of king Surpal. Malaysundari’s step-mother Kanakvati had tried […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-malaysundari/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-devardhigani-kshamashraman/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-devardhigani-kshamashraman/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 01:18:39 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=998
In A. D. 453 in the city of Vallabhi, under the leadership of Acharyadev Shrimad Devardhigani, three unprecedented religious tasks were undertaken which turned out to be landmarks in the history of Jain religion. These tasks were preservation of shrut jnan (scriptural knowledge), a more systematic compilation of the texts and conversion of those texts […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-devardhigani-kshamashraman/feed/ 3 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-hirvijaysuri/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-hirvijaysuri/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:14:15 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1009
Once Emperor Akbar was looking towards the main road from the balcony of his royal palace in Fatehpur Sikri. Meanwhile he saw a huge procession passing by, wherein at the centre a Jain laywoman (shravika) named Champa sat in splendour and attired in expensive clothes. On inquiry, the emperor came to know that the shravika […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/shri-hirvijaysuri/feed/ 4 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-chandanbala/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-chandanbala/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:58:23 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1016
Mahasati (female ascetic) Chandanbala occupies a unique place among the leading 16 satis of Jain relegious history. Besides being learned, virtuous and devoted to penance, she became the first sadhvi (nun) of the sadhvi sangh (order of nuns) founded by Bhagwan Mahavir and thereafter she enjoyed the honour of being the first sadhvi-president (head of […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/sadhvi-chandanbala/feed/ 1 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/anupamadevi/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/anupamadevi/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:11:37 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1047
Anupama was Tejpal’s wife. Her complexion was dark and even her body was not that beautiful but she possessed extraordinary intelligence. She showed uncommon common-sense in solving complicated problems not only of the family but those of others as well. Tejpal and Anupamadevi both were devoted to religion and as such, the ascetics were ever […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/anupamadevi/feed/ 3 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/mahamantri-abhaykumar/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/mahamantri-abhaykumar/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:01:25 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=1026 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stories/mahamantri-abhaykumar/feed/ 0