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Lord Mahavira among five pads. There is a basis for that.
Thus, in his time, when Mahavir had changed traditionally embedded system, of valueless values, it was really a very hard nut to crack, which he cracked and cracked it non-violently. The roots of evils such as, slavery, social discrimination of higher low, untouchability, degradation of women in thinking and in fact etc. were such values which had thrown deep roots in social structure of that period and it was only men like Mahavir who could and did infact pull up the roots. He gave a scientific basis and dimension to Jainism. If the basis of the behaviour code, as laid down for Jain monks and shravakas can be really appreciated and understood in its entirety, it can become the most enlightened and scientific of all the spiritual issues of the world.
What we need is not to celebrate the birth or 'Nirvana' day of Bhagwan Mahavir as a festival but to prove and establish the relevence and usefulness of the values and principals, as laid down by him and practise that in life itself. That would be a fit and everlasting memorial to his rememberance for all of us, infact for all of mankind. May it be granted.
