Framed poster - Rock-cut sculpture of Mahavira - Janism - India
Framed poster - Statue of Mahavira XXXX - Janism - India
Rock-cut sculpture of Mahavira in Samanar Hills, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Samanar means Jain in Tamil and malai means hill. This hill has caves where Tamil Jain (Samanar) monks lived. The hill was also known as Thiruvuruvagam.
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Framed poster, printed on thick, durable, matte paper. The matte black frame from wood from renewable forests.
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JAINISM: Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.
Jainism has between four and five million followers, with most Jains residing in India. Outside India, some of the largest Jain communities are present in Canada, Europe, Kenya, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Suriname, Fiji, and the United States.
FESTIVALS: Major Jain festivals include Paryushana and Daslakshana, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, and Dipawali.
MAHAVIRA: Mahavira, also known as Vardhamāna, was the twenty-fourth tirthankara (ford-maker and propagator of dharma) who revived Jainism. He expounded the spiritual, philosophical and ethical teachings of the previous tirthankaras from the remote pre-Vedic era. In the Jain tradition, it is believed that Mahavira was born in the early part of the 6th century BC into a royal Kshatriya Jain family in present-day Bihar, India.
He abandoned all worldly possessions at the age of 30 and left home in pursuit of spiritual awakening, becoming an ascetic.
Mahavira practiced intense meditation and severe austerities for 12 years, after which he is believed to have attained Kevala Jnana (omniscience).
He preached for 30 years and is believed by Jains to have attained moksha in the 6th century BC.
JAINS: Followers of Jainism are called "Jains", a word derived from the Sanskrit word jina and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life's stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life.
Devout Jains take five main vows: ahiṃsā (non-violence), satya (truth), asteya (not stealing), brahmacharya (celibacy or chastity), and aparigraha (non-attachment).
These principles have impacted Jain culture in many ways, such as leading to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle that avoids harm to animals and their life cycles.
Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras; and several smaller sub-traditions that emerged in the 2nd millennium CE.
The Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras have different views on ascetic practices, gender and which Jain texts can be considered canonical. Jain mendicants are found in all Jain sub-traditions except Kanji Panth sub-tradition, with laypersons (śrāvakas) supporting the mendicants' spiritual pursuits with resources.
Samanar means Jain in Tamil and malai means hill. This hill has caves where Tamil Jain (Samanar) monks lived.
Ref and Image Credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanar_Hills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu