Mahavira His Life And Teachings

Author(s): Saraswati Raghavachari
Publisher: Jain Sastu Sahitya

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Mahavira-was one of the most handsome persons who ever walked upon this earth.
His was not the soft and delicate beauty of elegant royalty; but it was the noble grandeur and striking presence of a heroie figure of proved strength. He was indeed a lion."
It is not always that a beautiful body houses a rich and beautiful mind. But the intellectual excellence of Mahavira was felt even when he was a mere boy.
The moral and spiritual greatness of Mahavira was an impregnable tower against which the waves of worldliness and temptation beat in vain. .: His knowledge was infinite as he was master of all the five sources of knowledgeMati, Shruti, Avadhi, Manapharyaya and Keval Gyan.
His culture was like-wise deep and boundless because he had educated himself not in schools, at the feet of masters but by means of the practice of Yoga.
He was one of the most powerful speakers that had ever stood before an audience. He spoke with all the forcefulness of truth which carried ready conviction to the hearts of his :: hearers. .