Vardhaman Mahavira was the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of the current age (kalpa) of the world who has crossed over life’s stream of rebirths and has set the example that all Jainas must follow. According to Jain philosophy, all Tirthankaras were human beings who attained perfection or enlightenment, through meditation and self-realization.
Vardhaman Mahavira Life History
Mahavira was born in B.C. in Kundagram, near Vaishali (modern day Bihar). His birthday is celebrated as Mahavir Jayanti.
- Parents: His mother was Queen Trishala, Kshatriya caste, and his father was King Siddhartha, a ruler of the Nata, or Jnatri, clan. His parents were devotees of the 23rd Tirthankara, Lord Parsvanatha.
- Mahavira belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty.
- Spouse: His family’s prosperity increased after his birth, so he was given the name Vardhamana-augmenter. He married a princess named Yashoda. They had a daughter.
- Towards Enlightenment: At the age of thirty, he left his family, gave up his worldly possessions, and became a monk in search of a solution to eliminate pain, sorrow, and suffering.
- Mahavir spent the next twelve and a half years in complete silenc
Lord Mahavira
Lord Mahavira is the twenty-fourth Tirthankar. He was born in B.C. at Kshatriyakund which was a part of the well known Vaishali republic. His father&#;s name was King Siddhartha and his mother&#;s name was Queen Trishala. They were very religious people and were followers of Lord Parshvanath. Queen Trishala had fourteen dreams (some believe sixteen dreams) when she conceived Lord Mahavira. While she was pregnant, the prosperity of King Siddhartha grew. The parents attributed their success to the baby. So when the baby was born, he was named Vardhaman, which means continuously increasing.
He was very bold and while playing he once saved his friends from a snake. Another time, a heavenly angel joined them in the disguise of a young boy. According to the rules of the game, Vardhaman had a chance to ride on the boys back. While he was riding, the boy turned into a monster in order to scare him. Vardhaman however overcame the monster. The heavenly angel then appeared in his true form. He praised Vardhaman for his boldness and called him &#;Mahavira&#; meaning very brave.
Though Mahavira was born with worldly comforts and luxuries, they never attracted him. He lived a
Vardhamana Mahavira and Doctrine of Jainism
Vardhamana Mahavira
Vardhaman Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism. He flourished about years after the death of parsva.
He was born in Kundagrama a suburb of Vaisali (modern Muzaffarpur district in Bihar) in B.C. (according to some in B.C.).
His father Siddhartha was the head of a Kshatriyadan called the Jantrikas and his mother Trisala was a sister of Chetaka, an eminent Lichchhavi Prince and ruler of Vaisali.
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As Bimbisara, the King of Magadha had married Chellana, the daughter of Chetaka, Mahavira was related to the royal family of Magadha. He was a very learned person and received education in all branches of knowledge. He married to Yasodhara and had a daughter named Priyadarshini who was married to Jamali. Jamali became the first disciple of Mahavira and the leader of the first sehism of the Jaina Church.
Mahavira led the life of a house holder. After the death of his father he left the wordly life at the age of thirty in search of truth. For 12 years he kept on wandering from place to place. He did not stay for more than a day in a village and for more than five days in a town. After d
Lord Mahavir Life Story (with illustration)
Presented by-Shri Chandnamati MatajiAbout two thousand six hundred years ago, King Siddhartha of Nath Dynasty ruled at Kundalpur of Bihar state in India. The name of his wife was Trishala (Priyakarini).
Both of them lived at 7 storeyed Nandyavarta Palace of Kundalpur.
The name of the parents of Siddhartha was king Sarvartha & queen Shrimati.
One night queen Trishala saw sixteen dreams serially-Aeravat elephant, Bull, Lion, Laxhmi (being anointed by elephants), A pair of garlands, Moon, Sun, A pair of fish, Two pitchers filled with water, Pond with lotuses, Sea, Throne, Viman coming from the heaven, Nagendra bhawan, A heap of jewels & Fire without smoke.
In the morning she asked her husband King Siddharth the meaning of her dreams. He told her with lot of happiness-
&#;O Devi Trishala! Yor are very lucky because the great soul of Lord Tirthankar has come in your womb.&#;
Queen Trishala became very much delighted and returned to her palace with her divine lady attendants.
After nine months and seven days a son more lustrous than the Sun, was born to queen Trishala without any pain in the nigh
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- Mahavir spent the next twelve and a half years in complete silenc