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Lord Mahâvîra
any one, it is without beginning and end. So there is no god who can be regarded as the creator of this world.
If someone is inclined to worship it is better if he worships that soul which is non-attached and hence perfect. By doing so he will be able to attain that ideal state. Thus his worship of the perfect soul will not be for gaining some worldly power or possession. As the perfect soul in non-attached he is not supposed to hear our prayers and grant us our desired things. It is we who are responsible for our well-being or otherwise. So it is better to depend upon one's own self than upon anybody else for one's spiritual uplift. Thus Mahâvîra made us realise that we all are equal and we can become God through proper spiritual discipline. This is the eternal massage of Mahâvîra.
At the age of 72 after preaching Dhamma for thirty years Mahâvîra attained Nirvana or liberation, left this world and became Siddha at Pava on half of Kartika (fifteenth night of the black half).
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