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Universal Message of Lord Mahāvīra
Buddha, had the dream of the divine celestial elephant (Airāvata) entering her womb. There are many such auspicious dreams experienced by mothers of great personalities. In some cases, the Lord Himself had appeared before the chosen parents blessing them with illustrious progeny. Nammalvar, Adi Samkara, Mārkandeya, Rāmānuja, Vedānta Deśika are all classic examples, to name just a few only. The birth of Jesus is also associated with such divine phenomenon.
"Jina' means 'conqueror'. 'Tīrthankara, means the perfect soul.' Therefore, Jainism is a religion of conquerors (of the senses, again not in the military sense!) propounded by the Perfect Souls, impeccable and the noblest of all, victors of base passions that afflict humanity everywhere. Lord Mahāvīra is revered as the propounder of the essential Jaina pearls of wisdom.
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