Mahavir Jayanti 2022: Date and Day, History -Instaastro

What Is Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavir Jayanti 2022: Mahavir, the Jain religion’s 24th Tirthankara, is known as the reformer of the Jain monastic community. He left his home at the age of 30 in search of spiritual awareness and salvation, having been born into a noble Jain family in Bihar. Mahavira is said to have been born in 599 BCE on the thirteenth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra, according to devotees.
This day usually falls in March or April on the Gregorian calendar.

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Jainism, refers to a savior and a spiritual instructor. Mahavir Jayanti commemorates Lord Mahavira’s birthday, which falls on April 25th this year. According to Jain scriptures, Mahavir Jayanti falls on the thirteenth day of the Moon’s bright half, during the Chaitra month, and the date changes every year. It falls between March and April on the Gregorian calendar.
Significance Of Mahavir Jayanti

In India, how is Mahavir Jayanti commemorated?

The Mahavir Jayanti festival is a significant event for the Jain community and is celebrated around the globe with spiritual intensity and festive enthusiasm. On this occasion, charity activity by devotees, stavan recitation, a procession of the Lord in a chariot, and spiritual lectures by Jain munis and sadhvis are the main attractions.
The Rath Yatra is a procession in which the idol of Lord Mahavira is carried. Stavans
or bhajans are recited by devotees.Just before a procession, Lord Mahavira gets a ceremonial bath called ‘Abhishek.
People go to temples devoted to their Lord and participate in mass worship services.

Mahavir Swami’s Teaching

The teachings of Swami Mahavira were collected into 12 scriptures, but they were destroyed during the Magadha famine in 300 BCE. The majority of Mahavira’s teachings are incomplete, therefore Svetambara and Digambara Jain constructed a somewhat different interpretation.
Mahavira believed in the existence of souls. According to him, there is no beginning or end to existence, and the cycle of birth and death continues indefinitely. Depending on the deeds he or she conducts in this life, each individual will be born in the form of a human, an animal, an element, or any other form. It has also been said that Mahavira lived 27 lives before attaining Mahavira status.For one’s soul to be freed from the cycle of birth and death, spirituality is required.