Mahaveer Swami ko dekhkar sher (सिंह / शेर) bhag gaya tha.

Katha aati hai ki Bhagwan Mahaveer van mein gambhir dhyan mein baithe the. Un par ek bhayanak sher hamla karne ko aaya, par jaise hi usne Mahaveer Swami ke shant, nishchal, nirbhay roop ko dekha, unki tejmay ahimsa-mayi prabhav se dar kar wahan se bhag gaya.

Isse yeh bataya jata hai ki:

• Jinendra ka viriya (atma ki shakti) itna shuddh aur balvan hota hai ki
• Kathor, himsak jeev bhi unke saamne apni himsa chhod kar ya to shant ho jate hain, ya bhag jate hain.