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Life of Bhagavän Mahavir
Pravin K. Shah
Jaina Education Committee
Jain Study Center of North Carolina
509 Carriage Woods Circle
Raleigh, NC 27607-3969 Website: e-mail: jainaedu@gmail.com
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Life of Bhagwan Mahavir
तसादाम
तासाशमा जरिवाराा, यामी
मी उवज्याया
तो लोएसब्दसाहन
उमाहरा,
FUणमा अरिली
पामो आयरिया
चरित्र
मान
Vooo
सम्म
अहिंसा
अचीर्य
अपरिग्रह
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Contents
Past Incarnations - 27 Past Lives
Birth of Vardhaman
Householder Life - 30 Years
Life as an Ascetic – 12.5 Years Omniscient Life - 29.5 Years
Nirvan
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Important Dates
Conception Birth
Diksha (initiation)
Ashadh Shud 6 – (600 BC) Chaitra Shud 13 - (599 BC) at Kshatriyakund Magashar (or Posha) Vad 10 (569 BC) at Kshatriyakund Vaishakh Shud 10 (557 BC) at the bank of Rijubalika river
Kewal Gyan (omniscience)
Establishment of the Order
Magashar Shud 11, (557 BC) at Madhyam Pay
Kartik (or Aaso) Vad 15/Amas , (527 BC) at Pavapuri
Nirvana (liberation)
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27 Past Lives of Lord Mahavir
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02
03
Human Heaven Human Heaven Human
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Human
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Heaven
Nayasar First Saudharama-devlok Marichi (Grandson of Rushabha-dev) Fifth Brahamlok Brahman (city - Kolak-sannivesh) Brahman (city - Sthana-nagari) First Saudharama-devlok Brahman-Agniyot (Chaitya-sannivesh) Second Ishan-devlok Brahman-Agnibhuti (Mandar-sannivesh) Third Sanatkumar-devlok Brahman-Bharadvaj Fourth Mahendra-devlok Brahman-Sthavr (City - Rajgrahi)
Human
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Heaven
10
Human
11
Heaven
12
Human
13
Heaven
Human
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27 Past Lives of Lord Mahavir.......
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Heaven Human
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Heaven Human Hell
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Animal
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Hell
Fifth Brahamlok-devlok Vishva-bhuti (took Diksha) Seventh Mahashukra-devlok Tripushtha Vasudev (King Prajapati/Mrugavati) Seventh Hell Lion Fourth Hell Lived a Pious Life Praya-mitra Chakravarti (Mahavideh) (King Dhananjay/Dharini - took Diksha) Seventh Mahashukra-devlok Prince - Nandan (King Jitshatru/Bhadradevi - took Diksha) Tenth Prani-devlok
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Human
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Human
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Heaven
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Human
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Heaven
27
Human
Mobovir womi
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Birth of Vardhaman
Rishabhdatta and Devananda Transfer of Fetus (Garbha haran) Svatambar Tradition only Siddhartha and Trishla Dreams of Mother Trishla The Auspicious Birth Celebration Vardhaman: the Name
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Householder life
The Family Fearless Vardhaman Test by Indra (King of heaven) in the school Death of Parents
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Family
Relation Name
Place
Gotra First Mother Devananda Brähmi Kunda Gama Jalandhar First Father Rishabhadatta Brähmi Kunda Gama Kodal Second Mother Trishala Videha territory
Vasistha Second Father Siddhartha Kshatriyakunda Gam Kashyapa Elder Brother Nandivardhana Kshatriyakunda Gam Kashyapa Sister-In-Law Jyeshtha Vaishali
Vasistha Sister
Sudarshana Kshatriyakunda Gam Vasistha Wife
Yashoda Kshatriyakunda Gam Kaundinaya Daughter Priyadarshana Kshatriyakunda Gam Kashyapa Grand
Sheshvati Kshatriyakunda Gam Kashyapa Daughter Uncle Suparshva
Kashyapa Son-In-Law Jamali
Kshatriyakunda Gam
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Life as an Ascetic
The Great Renunciation The Afflictions by Shulpani Chandakaushik the serpent Deadly Torture by Sangam Chandanbala Last Calamity: Nails in the Ears
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Penances of Lord Mahavir
Fasting 6 Months Fasting 5 Months 25 Days Fasting 4 Months Fasting 3 Months Fasting 2.5 Months Fasting 1.5 Months Fasting 1 Month Fasting 15 Days Bhadra Pratimadin Maha-Bhadra Pratimadin Sarvato-Bhadra Pratimadin Fasting 3 Days Fasting 2 Days
- 229 Fasting 1 Day
-1 Parana Days (Food - One meal) - 349 Chhadmastha duration - 12 years 6 months 15 days
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The Omniscient Life
Light of Omniscience
First Discourse
Establishment of Order
Gandharas
Goshalak (tejoleshya)
Liberation
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Doubts of Ganadhara
1. Indrabhuti Gautam
• Soul exists or not
2. Agnibhuti
• Karma exists or not
3. Vayubhuti
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Body is Soul or both are different
4. Vyakta
• Five elements (air, earth, space, fire, water) exist or
not
5. Saudharma
• In the next life, humans are reborn as humans or not
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Doubts of Ganadhara...
6. Mandit
• Bondage and separation of karma exist or not 7. Maurya-putra
• Dev (heavenly beings) exist or not 8. Akampit
• Hell exist or not 9. Achalbhrata
• Punya and Pap exist or not 10. Metarya
• Next Life exist or not 11. Prabhas
• Moksha exist or not
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Establishment of the Jain Order
Gandhara
Number of Ascetics
Number of Female Ascetics
Male Laity
Female Laity
Kewal gnani Muni
Avadhi gnani Muni
Mann- paryav gnani Muni
11
14000
36000
159000
318000
700
1300
500
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________________ Monsoon Halts of Bhagavan Mahavir Num of Monsoon 1 monsoon Place Asthika Gam State Videha territory 2 monsoons 1 monsoon 2 monsoons 1 monsoon Champa Prishtha Champa Bhadrika Alambhika Praneeta-Bhumi 1 monsoon Shravasti 1 monsoon 6 monsoons 6 monsoons 11 monsoons 3 monsoons 6 monsoons Anga Anga Anga Kashi Anarya state named Vajrabhumi Kunala Videha Videha Magadha Magadha Videha Magadha Vaishali Vanijya Gram Rajagriha Nalanda (Suburb) Mithila Pava MadhyamaPavapuri 1 monsoon