Buddhiman Abhay Kumar

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According to Jain history, Abhay Kumar was the only son of the king of Magadh Shrenik and queen Nanda. Abhay’s childhood passed in Nanihal away from the protection of his father. When he came to know that his father was the king of Magadh, he approached him in a special way by maintaining his own self esteem alongwith his mother’s pride. By his own unique foresight, cleverness and natural intelligence, he became the Chief Minister of Magadh State while in adolescence only. He took care of the interests of the king as well as the ordinary citizens equally and spent a religious life. An ardent devotee and follower of Bhagwan Mahavir, Abhay was also an expert diplomat. Jain religion got also popular. Non-violence and vegetarianism became specially popular. Here, a few exemplary events portraying his wisdom based on the books like NANDISUTRA KI TIKA, SHRENIK CHARITRA and ABHAYKUMAR CHARITRA are compiled in the form of stories.