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	Welcome To Hindu Jain Temple
		Lord Mahavir is the twenty-fourth and the last Tithankar of the Jain religion of this era.
		Mahavir was born in the month of Chaitra on the 13th day in 599 BC as per Indian calendar in the state of Kshatriyakund, Bihar, India.
		Mahavir spent the next twelve and half years in deep silence and meditation to conquer his desires, feelings, and attachments.
	www.hindujaintemple.org /deities_mahavir.htm (615 words)

	Mahavira - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mahavir established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism and was a contemporary of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
		In the ancient kingdom of Vaishali, now in Bihar, India, Mahavir was born on the thirteenth day under the rising moon of Chaitra (April 12 according to the Gregorian calendar).
		Mahavir preached that from eternity, every living being (soul) is in bondage of karmic atoms accumulated by good or bad deeds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mahavir_Swami (1474 words)

	WELCOME - www.jainsamaj.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bhagwan Mahavir Swami was the last and the twenty fourth Tirthankar of this era in the Jain tradition.
		He took Mahavir to be a thief in disguise, whom he had caught just before the thief was to flee with the oxen that he must have hidden during the night.
		The original contributions of Mahavir were Ahimsa as the basis of code of conduct and relativity of thought (Anekant) as the basis of spiritual purity and equanimity.
	jainsamaj.org /literature/life-31202.htm (13453 words)

	WELCOME: WWW.JAINSAMAJ.ORG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On enquiry, they were told that Shraman Mahavir had arrived at the garden and everyone, including the gods were going to have his darshan and paying their homage, ignoring the grand yajna.
		Mahavir could at once understand the doubts coming in the mind of Sudharma, even before, he could ask any questions and so he clarified all his doubts and convinced Sudharma about the philosophy and truth in the religious traditions propagated by him.
		Mahavir, being fully convinced by the scholarly qualities, organisational abilities of Arya Sudharma, entrusted him with administration of the entire Gana (a large group of ascetics, constituting the Shraman Order).
	jainsamaj.org /literature/arya-1521.htm (827 words)

	Kanji Swami
		Gurudev Kanji Swami was born in Umrala, Gujarat in V.S. Kanji Swami was instrumental in starting a new revolution in the percept and practice of Jainism, thereby putting thousands of souls on the true path of salvation.
		Pujya Kanji Swami had self realisation of the soul and he opened the correct path for mumukshus, that is those souls who want to achieve salvation- Moksh.
		In token of the veracity of this, she gave a full account of Simandhar Swami's Samosaran, an elaborate reconstruction of which based on this description can be seen at Songadh.
	www.cs.colostate.edu /~malaiya/kanji.html (2264 words)

	Divali: Some Activities related to Divali
		Mahavir Swami was born on the thirteenth day of Chaitra - in Shukla Paksh (bright half of the month).
		Followers of Shvetaambar section are of the opinion that Mahavir Swami was married and his wife’s name was Yashodra, he also had a daughter.
		Mahavir Swami preached Jainism for thirty years in Northern India, particularly Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
	www.visittnt.com /ToDo/Events/Divali/Activities.html (387 words)

	Diwali - Jain Festivals
		In the absence of Mahavir Swami, he lamented so much that his soul became free from all the bondages of Karmas.
		On the day of the Niravana Kalyanaka of Lord Mahavir, the Jap of 'Shri Mahavir Swami Sarvgnaya Namh' is done at night and at midnight the Jap of 'Shri Mahavir Swami Parangataya Namh' is done.
		The Pad is 'Shri Gautam Swami Sarvgnaya Namh'.
	www.jainuniversity.org /diwali.aspx (230 words)

	Fairs of India - SHRI MAHAVIRJI FAIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Shri Mahavirji Fair is held from Chaitra Shukla Ekadasi to Baisakh Krishna Dwitiya (March-April) to commemorate the memory of Shri Mahavir Swami, the 24th tirthankara (saint) of the Jains, in Chandan Gaon.
		Among the visitors to the fair are the principal followers of Mahavir Swami - the Digambar Jains, who come from far and wide to pay homage to the saint at the shrine.
		The Mahavirji temple is located in an enclosure known as 'Katala' and houses the image of Mahavir Swami believed to have been dug out by a leather worker from 'Devta-Ka-Tila', a nearby hillock.
	www.aryabhatt.com /fast_fair_festival/Fairs/Shri_Mahavirji_Fair.htm (412 words)

	The Trimantra ::www.dadashri.org :: The Mantra Of Liberation
		Lord Mahavir had never uttered that he was a Jain or that Jainism was his religion.
		Mahavir Bhagwan was somewhere else and you were here, he would still be an arihant.
		Having conquered their inner enemies: anger, pride, deceit, greed, attachment, abhorrence, Lord Rama, Lord Rushabhdev and Lord Mahavir are all now in the Siddha Loka where they are eternally in the state of the siddha.
	www.dadashri.org /trimantra2.html (5257 words)

	Sai Newletter - Sai Vichaar
		This is the day when Mahavir Swami attained Moksh at Pava; the town now called Pavapuri in the state of Bihar.
		This is the birthday of Mahavir Swami and falls on the 13th day of Chaitra Soodh.
		Mahavir Swami Kevalgnan Kalyanak - On the 10th day of Vaisakh, Mahavir Swami attained Kevalgnan after intense meditation on the bank of river Rujuvaleka.
	www.saibaba.org /newsletter11.html (2187 words)

	Welcome to the Mahavir Foundation Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mahavir Foundation has also purchased a land in Harrow to build a proper temple there.
		Mahavir Foundation will build a temple/Centre to allow for worships by all the sects within Jainism.
		There is a small Murti of Mahavir Swami in the Ghar-Derasar at Potters Bar Oshwals also have a Mahajan Wadi in South London.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /mahavirfoundation/article_3.htm (351 words)

	Subject: What is religion? Why? How? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The preaching of the Lord Mahavir was passed on to us by his main disciples.
		Shwetambar Jains believe that 600 years after Lord Mahavir's Nirvan all Purva Ägams were lost or not remembered by monks and hence were not saved.
		Mahavir's conception: Shwetambars believe that Mahavir's fetus was transferred from mother Devananda (Bhraman family) to mother Trishala (Kshatriya family), while Digambars believe that he was conceived by mother Trishala and the question of fetus transfer does not arise.
	www.jcnc.org /jainism/JainQA24.htm (6347 words)

	U.P. Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In a greeting message, Chief Minister said that the message of Mahavir Swami was still relevant today.
		We could spread the message of peace and brotherhood in world following the path of non-violence as told by Mahavir Swami curbing negative feelings and tendencies, he said adding that the Mahavir’s message of ‘live and let live’ would always remain relevant.
		Yadav said that Mahavir Swami was not only thought for the betterment of Jain community but he was a well-wisher of humanity.
	upgov.up.nic.in /news11.asp?idn=1875 (148 words)

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		Mahavir swami was the last tirthankar of this era and he reached nirvana in 527 BC.
		She consulted Becharji Swami, a Jain monk, who said that Gandhi should take a solemn vow in front of his mother and then he can be allowed to go.
		Navkar Maha Mantra is the essence of the fourteen purvas, (the teaching of Mahavir), and the fourty-five agams (the interpretation of ten of the fourteen purvas, the other four being lost).
	www.umich.edu /~umjains/jainbook.doc (9059 words)

	The Fundamentals of Peace
		Swami Ji was ushered into the hall where a fashion show modeling half-clad women was in progress.
		The key to the understanding of the psychology of violence could be found in the simple, ancient conclusion reached by Mahavir Swami that ahimsa and peace are born in the mind of man. A violent mind is not the place where peace could reside.
		While Buddha, Mahavir and Jesus were pained by the suffering of the world and evolved their precepts accordingly, Krishna, embracing life in its entirety, taught us to look at life as a game.
	www.dalsabzi.com /women_movement/fundamentals_of_peace.htm (5709 words)

	Kakaji.org
		The Swami Ni Vato are the recorded discourses of Anaadi Mool Akshar Moorti Gunatitanand Swami in Gujarati during the latter part of His life.
		Sanskrit commentary on the Shikshapatri by Shatanand Swami that Swaminarayan Bhagwan praised.
		Written by Vasudevanand Swami, the work is similar to Satsangijivan, and inlcudes all of the places visited and devotees that Lord Swaminarayan met.
	www.kakaji.org /satsang_ele.asp?id=5 (1852 words)

	jain temples, lord mahavir, jain temples in Uttar Pradesh, pilgrimage tours of India, goamit holidays
		Allahabad, one of India's oldest cities, it is situated in the south central part of U.P. and at the confluence of the river's Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
		Bhagwan Mahavir Swami undertook a fast for 5 months and 24 days and broke it at the hands of a handcuffed slave girl named Chandna who offered him halfcooked brans of Urd pulse, her food for the day.
		The king and queen of Kashi(Varanasi) were ardent devotees of Bhagwan Mahavir.
	www.goamit.com /jain_pilgrimage_of_uttar_pradesh.html (1020 words)

	Welcome to Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mahavir Jayanti celebration will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2006 starting at 2:30 p.m.
		The purpose of these guidelines is to make sure everyone has the opportunity to show case their talent on a first come first serve basis.
		Such members as well as their guests and non-members can take part in the Swami Vatsalya Bhojan by donating a minimum of $6.00 per person to the Swami Vatsalya fund.
	www.jainsocietydc.org /MahavirJayanti.htm (501 words)

	Jain Tirth Yatra,Jain Pilgrimage Tours,Jain Pilgrimage India
		There are inscriptions of the year 1141 on the parikar of the idol of Ambikadevi and of the year 1242 of the Vikram era on other idols in the Kayotsarga posture on the pendal in the temple.
		It is believed that the installation of the idol of Bhagawan Adishvar at the time of renovation of the temple in the fifteenth century was posterior to the inscription of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami.
		The temple of Chandraprabh Swami and its ancient idol are not present today but the ancient idols of Jain Tirthankaras can be seen on the hills near the Chandavad village at a distance of 45 kilometers from Nasik.
	www.pilgrimage-india.com /jain-pilgrimage/jain-tirth-yatra.html (2356 words)

	www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Koba Tirth - Jain Temples in Gujarat
		Mulnayak: White-colored idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami in the Padamasan posture.
		This is an excellent and matchless center of propitiation of dharma and attainment of spiritual knowledge, activities of religion, spiritual knowledge, activities of religion, dissemination of religion.
		Every year on May 22, the sunray passing through the pinnacle is made to fall on the mark of pigment on the forehead of the idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami.
	www.jinalaya.com /gujarat/koba.htm (531 words)

	Mahavirpurum - A Cultural and Spiritual Museum, spreading message of Bhagwan Mahavir of Compassion, an epitome of Jain ...
		Mahavirpurum - A Cultural and Spiritual Museum, spreading message of Bhagwan Mahavir of Compassion, an epitome of Jain Philosophy and the Preachings of the 24th Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavir
		Mahavirpurum, a profound, truly global as for entire humankind, a religious yet an unprecedented move is taking shape in Ahmedabad, most recent megacity of India and a growing harbour of opportunities.
		The project as an initiative is fundamentally inspired by Jainism, and importantly it is dedicated to Bhagwan Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankar (divine being) in Jainism.
	www.mahavirpurum.com (256 words)

	Minutes from Meetings
		Participation was stated to be practically mandatory and that it involved a skit and dancing.
		Mahavir Jayanti will be held at Caldwell College on April 12th, 1998.
		be conducted on the holy event celebrating the birth of Mahavir Swami Bhagwan.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/duchamp/122/minutes.html (794 words)

	IndiaParenting.com - Religions of India - Jainism
		Thus, unlike Buddha, Mahavir was more of a reformer and propagator of an existing religious order than the founder of a new faith.
		Lord Mahavir and Gautam Buddha have a remarkably similar history.
		Like Gautam Buddha, Mahavir too was from a royal family.
	www.indiaparenting.com /indianculture/religions/religion004.shtml (274 words)

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		So after Mahavir swami’s nirvana, he became very sad.
		Mahavira swami’s brother, Nandivardhan, was very sad, Sudarshana, their sister, called King Nandivardhan to her house to try and help him get over his grief.
		On this day Mahavir swami is remembered, Agams (Jain holy books) are read and homes and temples are illuminated.
	www.freewebs.com /hindupride/hindufestivalshindumarr.htm (4030 words)

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		Shri Vimalnath Swami Jain Svetambar, Jinalaya Tirth/ Shri Kampilaji Digambar Jain kshtra committee.
		Sri Jambu Swami was born in Champa and was the son of a rich man, Seth Rishabhdutt.
		Even though he was married at the age of 16, he was initiated by Lord Mahavir's disciple Sudhama Swami and lived as a Brahmachari for the rest of his life.
	www.jainpushp.org /temples-india/up.htm (4375 words)

	Shri Mahavirji Fair Chandangaon, fairs and festivals in rajasthan, fetsivals in rajasthan, festival calendar of ...
		The Shri Mahavirji Fair is held from Chaitra Shukla Ekadasi to Baisakh Krishna Dwitiya (March-April) to commemorate the memory of Shri Mahavir Swami, the 24th tirthankara (saint) of the Jains, in Chandangaon.
		There is a Man-Stambha (tower of glory) made of marble in front of the temple.
		Four persons wave chanvars (fly whisks) over the image and the site resounds with "bhajans" and religious songs with intermittent slogans of 'Shri Mahavir Swami Ki jai.
	www.rajasthantours.net /fair/shri-mahavirji-fair.htm (368 words)

	Paryushan @ YJA.org
		Queen Trishala, Lord Mahavir's mother, saw the following 14* beautiful and auspicious symbolic dreams at midnight after conception.
		Years later, after his renunciation and realization of Absolute self-knowledge, Prince Vardhaman became Lord Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara.
		Thus, during Paryushan, Mahavir swami's birth is celebrated through the Swapna Darshan ceremony of his mother's dreams.
	www.yja.org /paryushan2/td.asp (233 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bihar - Shahabad ( Page 6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pawapuri in Patna district is the place where Mahavir Swami the 24th and last Tirthankara had his samadhi.
		There is 40’ long bridge with a width of 4’ for reaching the temple within the tank.
		The temple has a fine image of Mahavir Swami and the surroundings ar furnished by a well-kept garden.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/bihar/shahabad/page6.htm (207 words)

	Partikarmana of Jaina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That language was spoken in the times of Mahavir, and most of our scriptures are written in it.
		Mahavir had eleven.Gandhasthi The best elephant.Ghati The four types of Karmas, whose effects are much stronger than the other four.
		("Jai" means Victory.) Jainism The religion preached by Mahavir and other Tirthankars, with high emphasis on conquering the inner enemies.Jambu Name of a Dweep.Jina/Jineshwar Another word for Tirthankars, based on "Jai." Jiv Soul.Jojan A unit of measuring very long distances.Jyotish Chakra Area of space in which zodiac planets, stars, etc. are located.Kaal Time.
	www.terapanth.com /impressions/pratikaman01.htm (9614 words)

	JAINPUSHP
		The millennium’s first Mahamastakabhisheka of the Gommateshwara Bhagavan Shri Bahubali Swami had all the contrasts and trappings of a high-profile religious event of the commercial age — heavy-duty security, celebrity guests, rich obeisance and the rush of screaming devotees.
		Young Jaina Award was started in the year 2001 on the auspicious occasion of the 2600th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami in the Shivpuri town of Madhya Pradesh.
		My only wish is to free Mahavir from the hands of Jains, and want to spread his thoughts in masses".
	www.jainpushp.org /Newsandviews.htm (2266 words)

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