Book Title: Jain Journal 2001 10 Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication Publisher: Jain Bhawan PublicationPage 18
________________ JAIN JOURNAL: Vol-XXXVI, No. 2 October, 2001 assign a special religion for their participation in what is really a Hindu festival in honour of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. They say it originated when Mahāvīra passed to moksha, and the eighteen confederate kings and others who were present at his passing instituo! an-illumination, saying: "Since the light of intelligence is gone, let us make an illumination of material matter."19 This Jaina Divāli (Dipāvali) was celebrated in Vijayanagara Empire also. 70 19. Annals of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Vol. XXVI, p. 224. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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