Life of Bhagwan Mahavir

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Important Dates
Conception Birth
Diksha (initiation)
Ashadh Shud 6 – (600 BC) Chaitra Shud 13 - (599 BC) at Kshatriyakund Magashar (or Posha) Vad 10 (569 BC) at Kshatriyakund Vaishakh Shud 10 (557 BC) at the bank of Rijubalika river
Kewal Gyan (omniscience)
Establishment of the Order
Magashar Shud 11, (557 BC) at Madhyam Pay
Kartik (or Aaso) Vad 15/Amas , (527 BC) at Pavapuri
Nirvana (liberation)