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________________ Life of Bhagavan 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 tasAdAma tAsAzamA jarivArAA, yAmI mI uvajyAyA to loesabdasAhana umAharA, FUNamA arilI pAmo AyariyA caritra mAna Vooo samma ahiMsA acIrya aparigraha
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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 01 02 03 Human Heaven Human Heaven Human 06 Human 07 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 09 Heaven 10 Human 11 Heaven 12 Human 13 Heaven Human
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________________ 27 Past Lives of Lord Mahavir....... 15 Heaven Human 16 17 18 Heaven Human Hell 19 20 Animal 21 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 22 Human 23 Human 24 Heaven 25 Human 26 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 Brahmi Kunda Gama Jalandhar First Father Rishabhadatta Brahmi 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 * 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