5. CYAVANA-KALYANAKA (THE AUSPICIOUS EVENT OF CONCEPTION) [Lie.26-27th]
It is only as a human being that a soul can attain perfection. But such perfected souls, tirthamkaras of Arhats, come from heaven of hell, Where they had preceding birth. Bhagavan Mahavira was a god in the Pranata Kalpa of the Vaimanika Nikaya (a celestial region) in his preceding birth. At the proper time he entered a foetus in the womb of Devananda, a Brahmin person of Jalandhara Gotra ad wife of Rsabhadatta of Kodala Gotra and a leader of Brahmanakundapura-a suburb of Vaisali. This apostle of Ahimsa was born for the uplift of all souls in the three worlds. The five land-marks in his life are :
(1) Conception,
(2) Birth,
(3) Initiation
(4) Attainment of omniscience (Kevala-Jnana) and
(5) Attaining liberation.
These five are termed as Panca-kalyanakas in the Jain scriptures.
This illustration depicts the first Kalyanaka (Cyavana)- the descent in the foetus.
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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
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