This page looks at Mahavira, who is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form. Mahavira is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form; although this is true only in the ...

Explainer: Tracing the timeless wisdom of the last Tirthankara whose path of restraint and truth still holds light for our ...

As legend goes in the Mahavir Purana, Mahavir was born a Tirthankara for the good of the world and the attainment of Nirvana.

Some people believe Mahavira to be the founder of the Jain religion, but it is not so. Jainism is believed by Jains to be an everlasting truth that has no beginning or end. It was not founded by ...

PATNA: A fresh controversy over the birthplace of Lord Mahavira has cropped up following the Bihar government's participation in a mahotsava "to promote Kundalpur (Nalanda) as the Lord's birthplace".

The fascinating life of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism is a tale to remember. Each year Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated marking the birth of this revered figure of the Jain ...

Celebrated by the Jain community to observe peace and harmony and to spread the teachings of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the founder ...

IN most western style histories of religions, as well as in popular perception, Mahavira is generally regarded as being the founder of Jainism in much the same way as Jesus is regarded as the founder ...

ahavira and Buddha lived at the same time, sparking much discussion and controversy among their disciples and historians about whether they ever encountered each other. What kind of interactions and ...

The texts containing the teachings of Mahavira are called the Agamas, and are the canonical literature - the scriptures - of Svetambara Jainism. Mahavira's disciples compiled his words into texts or ...