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hagawän Mahävir is the twenty-fourth tirthankar of this time cycle. You can recognise his idol in temples by looking for his länchhan, the lion, at the base of the idol. He spent over 12 years in meditation, and practiced and taught the principles of Ahimsä, Anekäntaväd and Aparigraha.
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24 - Bhagawän Mahävir, Our Idol
BHAGWAWÄN MAHÄVIR, OUR IDOL
(Mihir is sitting and reading a book, when Tejas walks in carrying a comic book)
Hey Mihir, look, I've got the new X Men comic book. Wanna see it?
(Looks up) Not right now. Let me finish this book and then I'll look at it.
(Talks excitedly) It's great. You've gotta see it. It's all about this new monster with these special powers and the X-Men have to come up with a new way to fight it. It's so cool. I wish I could be one of the X-Men.
I like the X-Men too, but I wouldn't want to be one of them.
You're so weird. What's so special about that book you're reading?
It's about one of the greatest people that ever lived.
Oh yeah? Who? A famous superhero?
No, silly. Superheroes aren't real. They're just on TV and in comic books.
I bet it's about a basketball player. You love basketball.
You're right. I love basketball, especially the Chicago Bulls. But it's not about a basketball player.
Then who? Please tell me, Mihir.
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