Mahabir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavira. According to Jain mythology, he is considered to be the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
Mahavir Jayanti is the most important festival for the Jain community and is commemorated with grandeur across the world, particularly in India. Happy Mahavir Jayanti 2023
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Date
Mahabir Jayanti will be celebrated on Thursday, 10 April 2025.
We celebrate the festival according to the lunar calendar or Tithi, and hence, it falls on different days each year. For instance, we will celebrate it on 31 March 2026.
Mahabir Jayanti(महावीर जयन्ती) is a gazetted holiday in India.
History and Significance
There may be some discrepancies within the Jain community regarding Lord Mahavira’s birth year, but both Swetamber and Digambar Jains consider that he was born on the 13th day of Chaitra’s waxing Moon. As per assumptions, he was born in Kundalpur near Patna, Bihar, to King Siddhartha and Queen Trisala.
At 30, Vardhaman left his home and the kingship for 12 years of exile as an ascetic. At the age of 72, he attained Nirvana/enlightenment, orated non-violence, and acquired special skills in regulating the senses and got the name Mahavira.
Jains admire and idolize Lord Mahavir, and they celebrate the day with great joy. Devotees visit Jain temples and shower the effigy of Lord Mahavira with aromatic oils as a token of purity. They organize a procession(Rath Yatra) of Lord Mahabir’s idol with the idea of offering food and clothes to the needy and opposing animal slaughter.
Some places of high ancient values in the Jain community include Gomateshwara, Madhuban, Girnarji, Gajpantha, and Mangi Tungi. People visit these places and offer food and gifts to the needy.
Teachings By Lord Mahavira
- Ahimsa – Nonviolence, causes no harm to the living beings
- Satya – Truthfulness, to speak the truth
- Asteya – Non-stealing, not retaining things that do not belong to you
- Brahmacharya – Chastity, not to indulge in luscious pleasures
- Aparigraha – Non-attachment, avoid material things affixation.
Status Wishes Messages Greetings
On this auspicious occasion, I hope Lord Mahavir shower his blessings on you. Happy Mahavir Jayanti 2023
Sending you my cordial wishes on Mahavir Jayanti. May the almighty endow you with all the delight and conquest in life.
May Lord Mahavir accomplish all your goals and serve you with contentment. Happy Mahavir Jayanti!
Quotes in Hindi
Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma
Lord Mahavira
If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort
Lord Mahavira
Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being
Lord Mahavira
All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away
Lord Mahavira
In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self
Lord Mahavira
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