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Mahavir Jayanti

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Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak, is one of the most important religious festivals for Jains. [1]

33 relations: Ahimsa in Jainism, Auspicious dreams in Jainism, Avasarpiṇī, Śvētāmbara, Bharatiya Jnanpith, Chaitra, Deva (Jainism), Digambara, Diwali (Jainism), God in Jainism, Gregorian calendar, Hindi Granth Karyalay, Ikshvaku dynasty, India, Indra, Jain community, Jain cosmology, Jain festivals, Jain rituals, Jain temple, Jainism, Kshamavani, Mahavira, Motilal Banarsidass, NDTV, Panch Kalyanaka, Parshvanatha, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, Timeline of Jainism, Tirthankara, Trishala, Vaishali district, Vira Nirvana Samvat.

Ahimsa in Jainism

Ahimsā in Jainism is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone of its ethics and doctrine.

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Auspicious dreams in Jainism

Auspicious dreams are often described in texts of Jainism which forecast the virtue of child.

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Avasarpiṇī

Avasarpiṇī is the descending half of the worldly time cycle which is actually current now as per the Jain philosophy.

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Śvētāmbara

The Śvētāmbara (श्वेतांबर or श्वेतपट śvētapaṭa; also spelled Svetambar, Shvetambara, Shvetambar, Swetambar or Shwetambar) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara.

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Bharatiya Jnanpith

Bharatiya Jnanpith a literary and research organization, based in New Delhi, India, was founded on February 18, 1944 by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family and his wife Rama Jain to undertake systematic research and publication of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali and Apabhramsha texts and covering subjects like religion, philosophy, logic, ethics, grammar, astrology, poetics.

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Chaitra

Chaitra is a month of the Hindu calendar.

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Deva (Jainism)

The sanskrit word Deva has multiple meanings in Jainism.

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Digambara

Digambara ("sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvētāmbara (white-clad).

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Diwali (Jainism)

Diwali has a very special significance in Jainism.

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God in Jainism

In Jainism, godliness is said to be the inherent quality of every soul.

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Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil calendar in the world.

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Hindi Granth Karyalay

Hindi Granth Karyalay is an Indian publishing house and specialized book store dealing in books pertaining to Jainology and Indology in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha.

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Ikshvaku dynasty

The Ikshvaku dynasty, in Puranic literature, was a dynasty founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indra

(Sanskrit: इन्द्र), also known as Devendra, is a Vedic deity in Hinduism, a guardian deity in Buddhism, and the king of the highest heaven called Saudharmakalpa in Jainism.

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Jain community

The Jains in India are the last direct representatives of the ancient Śramaṇa tradition.

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Jain cosmology

Jain cosmology is the description of the shape and functioning of the Universe (loka) and its constituents (such as living beings, matter, space, time etc.) according to Jainism.

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Jain festivals

Jain festivals occur on designated days of the year.

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Jain rituals

Jain rituals play an everyday part in Jainism.

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Jain temple

A Jain temple is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism, Derasar is a word used for a Jain temple in Gujarat and southern Rajasthan.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Kshamavani

Kshamavani (Kṣamāvaṇī) or "Forgiveness Day" is a day of forgiving and seeking forgiveness for the followers of Jainism.

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Mahavira

Mahavira (IAST), also known as Vardhamāna, was the twenty-fourth Tirthankara (ford-maker) of Jainism which was revived and re-established by him.

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Motilal Banarsidass

Motilal Banarsidass (MLBD) is a leading Indian publishing house on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903, located in Delhi, India.

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NDTV

New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) is an Indian television media company founded in 1988 by Radhika Roy, a journalist.

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Panch Kalyanaka

Panch Kalyanaka (pan̄ca kalyāṇaka, "Five Auspicious Events") are the five chief auspicious events that are believed to occur in the life of tirthankara in Jainism.

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Parshvanatha

Parshvanatha, also known as Parshva, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (ford-maker, teacher) of Jainism.

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Siddhartha of Kundagrama

Siddartha was the father of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara.

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Timeline of Jainism

Jainism is an ancient Indian religion belonging to the śramaṇa tradition.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a tirthankara (Sanskrit:; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Trishala

Trishala, Trishala Devi, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala) was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Jain monarch, Siddartha of Kundgraam, of present-day Bihar.

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Vaishali district

Vaishali district is a district in Bihar, India.

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Vira Nirvana Samvat

The Vira Nirvana Samvat (era) is a calendar era beginning on 15 October 527 BCE.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavir_Jayanti

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