3. SYMBOLIC INCIDENTS FROM THE TWENTY-FIVE PRECEDING LIVES OF BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA
Jainism does not restrict the right of attaining perfection to any one individual. An individual, irrespective of his caste of creed, can aspire to this status provided he has the will to follow the path. But samyaktva or righteousness must first be born in him. It may well be that the soul has to pass through a series of births before this lamp of spiritual discretion is kindled, but once it is kindled, the march of progress is assured, though it may be frequently hampered and impeded by numerous obstacles. The illustration depicts the twenty-five preceding lives of Bhagavan Mahavir. The first group depicts the life of Nayasara which marks the acquisition of samyaktva. Lives numbered as 16, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 25 and the life of Marici from the second group. A divine aerial car (Deva-vimana) is shown in the center and a demon, symbolic of life in hell, is also shown. The twenty-first birth, that of Tridandi, is shown at right. Lives numbered 5, 6 and 8 is at extreme left and lives 12 and 14 are depicted at extreme right.
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- APPENDIX 2. 27 BIRTHS OF BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA
- APPENDIX 1. HOLY TOURS
- 48. GAUTAMASWAMI ATTAINS ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE AND F...
- 47. THE FUNERAL RITES PERFORMED BY MOURNING GODS ...
- 46. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA’S LAST SERMON AT PAVAPURI
- 45. A SERMON-DESANA DELIVERED TO EIGHTEEN KINGS
- 44. GOSALAKA RELEASES TEJOLESYA-A FIERY FLAME-TO ...
- 43. AN AUSPICIOUS CEREMONY OF BALIVIDHANA
- 42. AN ULTRA GRAND ENTRANCE-DOOR OF THE SAMAVASAR...
- 41. EVEN BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA WHO HAS FULFILLED HIS ...
- 40. ELEVEN LEARNED BRAHMINS ACCEPTING INITIATION,...
- 39. ELEVEN LEARNED BRAHMINS’ ARRIVAL TO INTERPRET...
- 38. A TIRTHAMKARA’S RELIGIOUS WALK ALONG WITH EIG...
- 37. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA DELIVERING A SERMON IN THE ...
- 36. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA ATTAINS ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE ...
- 35. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA ABSORBED IN SUKLA-DHYANA-HI...
- 34. EARS PLUGGED WITH PEGS AND THEIR REMOVAL BY P...
- 33. ACCEPTING ALMS FROM CANDANABALA ON FULFILLMEN...
- 33. ACCEPTING ALMS FROM CANDANABALA ON FULFILLMEN...
- 32. GOD SANGAMA TESTS MAHAVIRA’S ENDURANCE AND CO...
- 31. SUDAMSTRA, A SERPENT-PRINCE, CAUSES HAVOC IN ...
- 30. CANDAKAUSIKA-A DEADLY COBRA ENLIGHTENED BY MA...
- 29. YAKSA SULAPANI HARASSING BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA IN ...
- 28. INDRA PREVENTS A COWHERD FROM ASSAULTING BHA...
- 27. GIFT OF THE HALF OF THE DEVADUSYA TO A POOR B...
- 26. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA’S RELIGIOUS WALK
- 25. PLEASANT DISTRACTION DURING THE RELIGIOUS WALK
- 24. PLUCKING OFF THE HAIR AND ACCEPTING THE VOW O...
- 22. PRINCE VARDHAMANA DISTRIBUTING LARGESS’S
- 23. THE GREAT FINAL DEPARTURE AND THE GRAND PROCE...
- 21. GODS BESEACHING BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA TO ESTABLIS...
- 20. VARIOUS INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF BHAGAVAN MA...
- 19. REQUESTING NANDIVARDHANA TO GRANT HIM PERMISS...
- 18. PRINCE VARDHAMANA WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY
- 17. THE WEDDING CEREMONY OF VARDHAMANA MAHAVIRA, ...
- 16. PRINCE VARDHAMANA SURPRISES EVERYBODY BY HIS ...
- 15. BRAVERY TESTED AGAIN AND HE IS BESTOWED THE T...
- 14. PRINCE VARDHAMANA’S COURAGE TESTED BY A GOD
- 13. THE PARENTS OF A WOULD BE TIRTHAMKARA FONDLIN...
- 12. JANMAKALYANAKA : CELEBRATION OF THE BLISSFUL ...
- 11. JANMAKALYANKA : CELEBRATION OF THE BLISSFUL B...
- 10. JANMAKALYANAKA : CELEBRATION OF THE BLISSFUL ...
- 9. FOURTEEN GREAT DREAMS OF THE MOTHER OF A THIRT...
- 8. QUEEN TRISALA WITNESSES FOURTEEN GREAT DREAMS
- 7. TRANSPLANTATION OF FETUSES BY HARI-NAIGAMESIN
- 6. DEVANANDA NARRATES HER DREAM AND SAKRA COMMAND...
- 5. CYAVANA-KALYANAKA (THE AUSPICIOUS EVENT OF CON...
- 4. TWENTY-PADAS THE ELEMENTS OF VIMSATISTHANAKA A...
- 3. SYMBOLIC INCIDENTS FROM THE TWENTY-FIVE PRECED...
- 2. A GRAND PICTURE OF A TIRTHAMKARA DEVA WITH HIS...
- 1. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRA: THE GREAT SAVIOUR IN LOTUS-...
- Table Of Contents :
- ForewordSome of the import and significant life ev...
- Publisher’s Note
- Short Introduction to third edition
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