The Jain 1988 07

Author(s): Natubhai Shah
Publisher: UK Jain Samaj Europe

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1) Queen Trisala witnesses fourteen great dreams signifying the advent of an omniscient saviour.
2) Janmakalyanaka: Birth celebration of Indra carrying Bhagawan to Mount Meru.
3) Vardhamana's bravery is tested again. The demon is vanquished and the title of Mahavira the Great Hero is bestowed.
4) Request to Nandivardhana to grant him permission for initiation and Nandivardhan's sorrow.
5) Plucking off the hair with his own hands and accepting the vow of renunciation.
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6) Gift of the half of the Devadusya (divine cloth given by Indra) to a poor Brahmin.
7) Love always wins anger and hatred; Bhagavan Mahavira enlightens a deadly poisonous cobra Candkausika. 8) Accepting alms from Chandanbala for breaking fasts of five months and twentyfive days with specific vows 9) Bhagavan Mahavira attains omniscience (Kevala-Inana) while absorbed in the highest type of meditation.
10) Bhagavan Mahavir's last sermon at Pavapuri lasting for fortyeight hours for universal welfare.
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