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so Solemn celebracióng The occasion was most dignifiedlý honputed and celebrated with great joy 6 commemorate the liberation of the Wodd Teacher During the night innumerable lamps were kindled as a token of homage and respect for the Great Lord who gave spiritual light of compassion and love to the entire world, Spiritual light was gone, therefore material light was symbolic of the Divine Light.
; . This event took place 527 years before the birth of Christ. On the October of 1974 we enter into the year when 2500 years of Nirvana come to completion. Late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the sacred accasion of Mahavira Jayanti in New Delhi had observed “Our world is engulfed in horrifying circumstances At this critical juncture it is our duty to remember the Teachings of Mahavira”. Siddhahood.
Lord Mahavira got final liberation from the tank of Pavapuri. The body left there was burnt in the fire by the lord of celestials, Saudharmendra. But what happened to the soul, which was the embodiment of consciousness ?
The Jain sacred books throw light on this point in these words. The liberated soul destroyed Knowledge obscuring karma (Gypavarniya karma) and attained perfect knowledge or omniscience. He destroyed conation - obscuring ( Dashana Varniya ) karma; obstructive (Antaraya ) karma,
