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Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. [a] On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs either in March or April.
Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. [ 12 ] Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
Pilgrimages. Other. Religion portal. v. t. e. Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara (in the present time-cycle). The last two tirthankara, the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha (c. 9th–8th century BCE) and the 24th tirthankara ...
[24] [25] Many towns organise community parades and fairs with parades or music and dance performances in parks. [26] Some Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs will send Diwali greeting cards to family near and far during the festive season, occasionally with boxes of Indian confectionery. [26] Another aspect of the festival is remembering the ancestors. [27]
Jain rituals play an everyday part in Jainism. Rituals take place daily or more often. Rituals include obligations followed by Jains and various forms of idol worship. Jains rituals can be separated broadly in two parts: Karyn (obligations which are followed) and Kriya (worships which are performed). [1]
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Parshvanatha did not require celibacy, [90] and allowed monks to wear simple outer garments. [85] [91] Śvētāmbara texts such as section 2.15 of the Ācārāṅga Sūtra say that Mahavira's parents were followers of Parshvanatha, [92] linking Mahavira to a preexisting theology as a reformer of Jain mendicant tradition.
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