Author Archives: Ankit Mehta

A symbol to represent the Jain community was chosen in 1975 as part of the commemoration of the 2500th anniversary of Mahavira’s attainment of nirvana. The stylized hand is in a gesture of blessing, and on the palm is inscribed “ahimsa,” which for many is the essence of Jain ethical teachings. The phrase at the bottom of theContinue reading “The Jain Symbol”

Today there are some six million Jains worldwide, and they represent less than 2% of India’s population. The Jain community in India is centred in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Many migrated to East Africa and from there to Britain, where the community is around 30,000. Jainism is a philosophy of contemporary relevance, based on the overridingContinue reading “Today’s Jainism”

Mangal Deevo       Spiritual Meaning:  Mangal means to eradicate bad karma (päp), to free our selves from Samsär (material world), to remove the darkness of ignorance, to have an auspicious opportunity to practice Right Religion and to practice the path that is beneficial to the Self (soul). Only path of Moksha is beneficial to our Self  that is attained by eradicating allContinue reading “Jain Magaldeevo”

practice of ärati and mangal deevo was started around 12th Century AD (almost 900 years ago) by the inspiration of Acharya Hemchandraji. It was a time when a lot of Jains were getting converted into other religions such as Hinduism and the practice of animal slaughter that Mahavir Swami had stopped during his times was getting popular again. Acharya Hemchandraji inspiredContinue reading “JAIN ARATI Meaning:-“

History of Namokar Mahamantra:- It is noteworthy that the Namaskära Mantra is not found in earlier scriptures. The Acharänga Sootra and The Suyagdänga do not contain the Namaskära Mantra. The text of the Tattvärtha Sootra does not have the Namaskära Mantra at the beginning and this was composed in the first century AD. The Digambara scriptures like the Samay Sär orContinue reading “NAVKAR (NAMOKAR) MAHAMANTRA”

श्री मणिभद्र वीर – जीवन परिचय मणिभद्र जी पूर्व जन्म में सेठ माणक शाह के नाम से जाने गये, जो जैन धर्म और इसके संदेशों के प्रति पूर्णतया समर्पित थे। इनके पास अपार संपत्ति थी तथा इन्हें 36 तरह के वाद्य यंत्रों का शौक था। वे एक निष्ठावान श्रावक थे। इनकी असीम निष्ठा भक्ति सेContinue reading “SHRI Manibhadra veer”

Mother Padmavati is a popular Jain goddess. Among the Yakshis to the 24 Tirthankara, Yakshi Chakreshwari, Kushmandini, Jwalamailini, Ambika and Padmavathi are popular. Of these Goddess Padmavathi happens to be one of the most popular and most worshiped Yakshi in the Jain community. She is also described as Shasan-devi of the 23rd Tirthankara, Lord Parshva.Continue reading “GODDESS PADMAVATI IN JAINISM:”

Bhagwan Mahavir Swami was the last and the twenty fourth Tirthankar of this era in the Jain tradition. He had a highly developed multifaceted personality. He scintillated with the infinitely intense glow of the pure soul. All the virtues and powers of his soul were completely awakened and active. He had infinite power but, at theContinue reading “MAHAVIR SWAMI BHAGWAN(24TH TIRTHANKARA)”

Bhagwan Parshwanath, the most worshippable, Tirthankara in the present Chauvishi had nine birth incarnations before he had been to born to the queen VAMA of the king ASHWASEN at Varanasi on the eleventh day of dark half moon midnight of Gujarati Month Magshirsh. His nine previous births are: MarubhutiAn ElephantHeavenly god in Sahstra heavenKiranveg VidyadharHeavenly godContinue reading “Parshvanath Bhagwan (23rd Tirthankara)”

Bhagwan Neminath ,the 22nd Tirthankar, was a cousin, of Krishna. Andhakavrisni, the king of Sauripur had ten sons, of which the eldest was Samudra Vijay and the youngest was Vasudev. Samudra Vijay became the father of Neminath, as Vasudev became the father of Krishna. The name of Neminath’s mother was Shivadevi. The entire race, the Yadavas,Continue reading “Neminath Bhagwan (22nd Tirthankara)”