Articles discussing Abhayaruci
Abhayaruci – A Splendid Drama on Love and Non‑violence
Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1979
“In brief the story of Abhayaruci narrates how a warrior king who was eager to flow a river of blood before a goddess of his faith at last arrives at the realisation that, love and non-violence are more powerful than any magic or ritual and they can only instal a king and a beggar alike on the throne of peace.”
Yasastilaka: An Ancient Jaina Story About Karma and Its Karmic Complexity
Bruce Costain, Somadeva · Jinamanjari, 2001
“The story has a happy outcome. Abhayaruci and his sister, Maradatta who became an ascetic, the sage Sudatta, and Yasomati, who had already renounced the world and taken the ascetic's vows, all became celestial beings after their death.”
Yasastilaka or Yasadhara Maharaja Carita (story retold)