The Ultimate saying of Bhagwaan Mahaveer,
"Live and Let Live & Ahinsa Paramo Dharma".
Importance
In Jainism, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is the most important religious
holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira,
the last Tirthankara. On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs
either in March or April.
He was born on the thirteenth day of the rising moon of Chaitra. The chronology accepted by
all Jains places Mahavir's birth in 599 BCE.
Birth Legends
Mahavira
was born into royalty as the son of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala. During pregnancy, Trishala was believed to have had a number of auspicious dreams, all
signifying the coming of a great leader. The exact number of dreams differs
according to the school of Jainism; Svetambaras generally believe that the
actual number is fourteen while Digambaras claim sixteen instead. Regardless,
the astrologers that interpreted these dreams claimed that the child would
become either an emperor or a Tirthankar. It is said that when Trishala finally gave birth to Mahavira, the god-king Indra bathed the newborn himself with celestial milk, a ritual
essentially marking him as a Tirthankar.
Namokar Mantra
णमो अरिहंताणं
णमो सिद्धाणं
णमो आयरियाणं
णमो उवज्झायाणं
णमो लोए सव्व साहूणं
एसोपंचणमोक्कारो, सव्वपावप्पणासणो
मंगला णं च सव्वेसिं, पडमम हवई मंगलं
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