Lord Mahavira Vol 01

Author(s): S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

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PERSONALITY OF LORD MAHÂVÎRA
AND HIS SERMON AT CHAMPA
-K.C. Lalwani
In that period, at that time, Bhagavân Mahâvîra, the âdikara (the first propounder of sruta dharma of his time), the tîrthankara (the organiser of the tirtha or four-fold order), self-enlightened, the best among men, a lion among men a white lotus among men, and elephant among men, the destroyer of fear, the giver of right vision, the indicator of the path, the giver of shelter, the giver of life, the giver of succour and relief, movement (transmigration) and support like an island, spiritual emperor of the world upto its four borders, the holder of unmistakable knowledge and conviction, the conqueror of attahcment anci greed, the victor and the giver of victory, the successful and the giver of success, the liberated and the giver of liberation, che enlightened and the giver of enlightenment, all-knowing and allseeing, free from disturbances, free from either spontaneous or conscious efforts, free from diseases, infinite and eternal, free from obstructions, destined to attain the abode of the perfected beings, arhat, jina, kevalin (was wandering from village to village.)
He was seven cubits in height, with the whole frame well proportioned. The bone-joints were specially strong. The air inside the body was wholesome. His kidney was as good as that of kanka ( bird known for its good kidney). His digestive organs were as perfect as that of a pigeon. The lower part of the body was as smooth as that of the birds. His back and thigh bones were graceful. The air he breathed out was as fragrant as the fragrance of the ordinary and blue lotus. His skin was tender and smooth. His flesh was free from any germ, healthy, good, white