| 1 | | Mahavira | Popularly, Jain religion is associated with this enlightened Master. HE lived way back 2500 years ago in Bharat (India). He deeply experimented with all realms of spirituality and out of compassion taught the TRUTH to people at large. Actually, according to Jainism, Mahavira was the twentyfourth fully realized Master (Teerthankar) of Jaina religion, took birth for human salvation. Jain religion has about 5000 years of recorded evidence of active existence.
Mahavira's original name was 'Vardhamana'. "Mahavira' is the honorific name conferred to him respectfully by his disciples and followers. 'Mahavira' means, 'Greatly Courageous'. He was called courageous, not because he won many bloody battles and over powered people with his brutal force. HE emerged victorious in his epic quest, which he relentlessly undertook. The quest was on his sense of ego and mind structure. Once again 'courageous', because he lived vulnerably with utmost spontaneity. Mahavira lived a long span of life and tirelessly taught people the essence of 'Right-Living' (Samyag-Charitra), 'Right-Perception' (Samyag-Darshan) and finally 'Right-Knowledge' (Samyag-Gnyan).
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