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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsun Gyanmandir
Contents
2019
15 / The Timeless Message of Tirthankara Mahavira
23 / A Saga of Mahavira's life 24/ The past lives of Tirthankara Mahavira 27 / Auspicious Event of Tirthankara Mahavira's Descent 29 Devananda's Dream and Problem faced by Indra
31 Consequences of Past Actions Inescapable 33 / Significance of Fourteen Auspicious Dreams
36 / Joy at Tirthankara's Birth 38 / The Boundless Joy of Shakra Indra 40 Indra Thinks; Mt. Meru Quakes
42 / The Fearless Has No Fear 44 / Courageous and brave Vardhamana 47 / The Light of the World sent to School to Study
49 / Fortunate and Blessed Yashoda 52 / How Extraordinary Brotherly Love!
54 / Gods Request to Vardhamana
57Farewell to the Universal Victor 60 / Celebrations of the Great Renunciation 65 / Vardhamana All Alone With No Companions
67 / Thorny Path of Spiritual Discipline
69 / Greed Assisted by Temptation 72 / The Lonely Path of the Spiritual Practitioner 75 / The Five Great Resolves Conducive to Spiritual Living
78 / Cruel Tormentor Becomes Humble Devotee
81 / The Vices and Tricks of Acchandaka 84 / Mahavira, the Ocean of Compassion
88/ Savior from the Tempest 91 / The Bitter Consequences of the Passion of Anger
93 / The Highest Feak of Equanimity 96 Eyes Wet With Compassion 99 / Wonderful Donation
102 / Another Ordeal 105 / Austerity and Spiritual Practice
105 / Attainment of Pure Knowledge 110 / Samavasaran : The Holy Assembly Hall
112 / From Doubt to the Knowledge of Truth 115 / Mahavira's Debate With His Eleven Principal Disciples
117 7 A Merchant Becomes a Jaina Monk
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