belongs to jantrika Kshatriya clan.
2. Birth place Kundagram (in Vaishali)
3. Father’s name was Siddarth and mother’s name was Trishala.
4. Mahavir was marries to his cousin Yashoda.
5. He got kaivalya at the age of 42 under a sal tree on the bank of river Rijupalika near village Jrimbiragrama.
6. For preaching he visited Kosala, Magadh, Mithila, Champa etc.
7. He died at Pavapuri. At first Mahabvira followed the practices of an ascetic group called the Nirgranthas (free from wants). Which Parsva had founded some 200 years earlier.
8. Parsava was remembered as the 23rd of the 24 great teacher or Tirthankaras (ford maker)
9. Rishavdeva was the first Tirthankar.
10. Main teaching:non-injury (ahimsa), telling the truth (Satya), non-stealing (asteya), celibacy (Brahmacharya) and non-possession (aparigrha).
11. This comprises right conduct. Two more principles right faith and right knowledge.
12. Did not believe that God created this world, while not denying the existence of God.
13. The first Jain Council held at Pataliputra – Jainism divided into swetambars (white clad) and
Digambars (who remained naked). The Digambars did not recognize the rearranged version of 12 Angas (The Jain literature).
14. The Second Jain Council (512 A.D.) held at Vallabhi presided over by Devardhi Kshama-sramana, a Gandharva. Here all the sacred books were collected and written down systematically.
15. Adopted Prakrit language which was the language of common people. Religious literature was written in Ardh magadhi.
16. Many regional languages emerged out of it like Sauraseni out of which grew the marathi, Gujarati and Rajasthani languages.
17. They also contributed to the growth of Kannada.
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