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                                Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavir Jayanti is the birthday of the great Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.According to the Digambara school of Jainism, Lord Mahavira was born in the year 615 BC, but the Swetambaras believe that he was born in 599 BC. Both sects however agree that he was the son of Siddhartha and Trisala. Legend has it that he was conceived by Devananda, wife of a Brahmin named Rishabhdeva. It is believed that the gods, ingeniously, transferred the embryo to the womb of Trisala. It is said that the expectant mother had sixteen auspicious dreams before the child was born (only 14 according to the Swetambaras). In her dreams she saw a while elephant, a lion , Goddess Lakshmi with two elephants showering flowers,the moon lighting the universe with silvery beams, a pair of jumping fish, the radiant sun, a golden pitcher, a lake full of lotus flowers, a calm ocean of milk, a celestial palace, a throne of rubies and diamonds, a celestial king ruling the earth, a garland, a white bull, fragrant Mandara flowers, and a vase as tall as Mount Meru filled with gems .    Continue....

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