Life of Lord Mahavira

Author(s): Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab

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The Life of Lord Sri Mahāvira Sri Mahavira's twenty-second previous Bhava. Then, in contiuation in the upper border, depicted incidents of the second to seventh previous Bhavas of Sri Mahāvīra :
After death, the soul of Nayasāra, who had acquired Samyaktva from the monk, was born during the second previous Bhava as a celestial being in Saudharma Devaloka.
In the painting it is represented by a celestial-palace.
The Soul of Nayasāra having completed his existence as a god, was born during the third previous Bhava as a son of Bharata chakravarti named Marici. He took Dikṣā, at the hands of his grand-father-the first Tirthañkara Sri Rşābhadeva.
In the painting a monk is represented with the broom (rajoharana) and the staff, in the upper register of the middle margin.
The Soul of Marici was, after death, born as a celestial being in Brahma devaloka, during the fourth previous Bhava.
In the painting it is represented by a celestial-palace.
On descent from Brahma deva-loka, the soul of Marici was born, during the fifth previous Bhava of Sri Mahāvīra, as a Brāhmaṇa named Kausika. During the latter part of his life, he became Tridandi sanyasi, an ascetic bearing a triple staff.
In the painting he is represented as Tridandi sanyasi.
After enduring innumerable miseries as a minor god or as a lower animal being, he was born during the sixth previous Bhava, of Sri Mahāvira, as a Brāhmaṇa named Puşpamitra, he became parivrajaka,
In the painting it is represented by a celestial-palace and as parivrājaka.
Puşpamitra was born, during the seventh previous Bhava of Sri Mahāvíra as a god in Saudharma deva-loka,
In the painting it is represented by a celestial-palace.
Descending on the expiration of celestial being, he was born as a Brāhmaṇa named Agnidyota, in the eighth previous Bhava of Sri Mahāvira. During the latter age, he became parivrājaka.
In the right hand margin, the incidents of the eighth to are represented :
elevanth previous Bhava
In the upper register, he is depicted as a parivrājaka.
After death, he was born, during the ninth previous Bhava of Sri Mahāvira, as a god in Isāna deva-loka.
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