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`color{blue} ●` Jainism founded by Rishabha.
`color{blue} ●` There were 24 Tirthankaras (Prophets or Gurus), all Kshatriyas. First was Rishabhnath (Emblem: Bull).
`color{blue} ●` The `23^(rd)` Tirthankar Parshwanath (Emblem: Snake) was the son of King Ashvasena of Banaras.
`color{blue} ●` The `24^(th)` and the last Tirthankar was Vardhman Mahavira (Emblem: Lion). He was born in kundagram (Distt Muzaffarpur, Bihar) in 599 BC.
`color{blue} ●` His father Siddhartha was the head of Jnatrika clan.
`color{blue} ●` His mother was Trishla, sister of Lichchavi Prince Chetak of Vaishali.
`color{blue} ●` Mahavira was related to Bimbisara. Married to Yashoda, had a daughter named Priyadarsena, whose husband Jamali became his first disciple.
`color{blue} ●` At 30, after the death of his parents, he became an ascetic.
`color{blue} ●` In the `13^(th)` year of his asceticism (on the `10^(th)` of Vaishakha), outside the town of Jrimbhikgrama, he attained supreme knowledge (kaivalya).
`color{blue} ●` From now on he was called Jaina or Jitendriya and Mahavira, and his followers were named Jains. He also got the title of Arihant, i.e.. worthy.
`color{blue} ●` At the age of 72, he attained death at Pava, near Patna, in 527 BC.
`color{blue} ●` Mahavira preached almost the same message as Parshvanath and added one more, Brahmcharya (celibacy) to it.
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`color{blue} ●`The Buddha also known as Sakyamuni or Tathagata.
`color{blue} ●`Born in 563 BC on the Vaishakha Poornima Day at Lumbini (near Kapilavastu) in Nepal.
`color{blue} ●`His father Suddhodana was the Saka ruler.
`color{blue} ●`His mother (Mahamaya, of Kosala dynastry) died after 7 days of his birth. Brought up by stepmother Gautami.
`color{blue} ●`Married at 16 to Yoshodhara. Enjoyed the married life for 13 years and had a son named Rahula.
`color{blue} ●`After seeing an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, he decided to become a wanderer.
`color{blue} ●`Left his palace at 29 in search of truth (also called ‘Mahabhinishkramana’ or The Great Renunication) and wandered for 6 years.
`color{blue} ●`Attained ‘Enlightenment’ at 35 at Gaya in Magadha (Bihar) under the Pipal tree.
`color{blue} ●`Delivered the first sermon at Sarnath where his five disciples had settled. His first sermon is called ‘Dharmachakrapracartan’ or ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law’
`color{blue} ●`Attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar (identical with village Kasia in Deoria district of UP) in 483 BC at the age of 80 in the Malla republic.
`color{purple}{✍️ul{"Some Important points about Jainism"}}`
`color{blue} ●` Jainism founded by Rishabha.
`color{blue} ●` There were 24 Tirthankaras (Prophets or Gurus), all Kshatriyas. First was Rishabhnath (Emblem: Bull).
`color{blue} ●` The `23^(rd)` Tirthankar Parshwanath (Emblem: Snake) was the son of King Ashvasena of Banaras.
`color{blue} ●` The `24^(th)` and the last Tirthankar was Vardhman Mahavira (Emblem: Lion). He was born in kundagram (Distt Muzaffarpur, Bihar) in 599 BC.
`color{blue} ●` His father Siddhartha was the head of Jnatrika clan.
`color{blue} ●` His mother was Trishla, sister of Lichchavi Prince Chetak of Vaishali.
`color{blue} ●` Mahavira was related to Bimbisara. Married to Yashoda, had a daughter named Priyadarsena, whose husband Jamali became his first disciple.
`color{blue} ●` At 30, after the death of his parents, he became an ascetic.
`color{blue} ●` In the `13^(th)` year of his asceticism (on the `10^(th)` of Vaishakha), outside the town of Jrimbhikgrama, he attained supreme knowledge (kaivalya).
`color{blue} ●` From now on he was called Jaina or Jitendriya and Mahavira, and his followers were named Jains. He also got the title of Arihant, i.e.. worthy.
`color{blue} ●` At the age of 72, he attained death at Pava, near Patna, in 527 BC.
`color{blue} ●` Mahavira preached almost the same message as Parshvanath and added one more, Brahmcharya (celibacy) to it.
`color{purple}{✍️ul{"Some Important points about Buddhism"}}`
`color{blue} ●`The Buddha also known as Sakyamuni or Tathagata.
`color{blue} ●`Born in 563 BC on the Vaishakha Poornima Day at Lumbini (near Kapilavastu) in Nepal.
`color{blue} ●`His father Suddhodana was the Saka ruler.
`color{blue} ●`His mother (Mahamaya, of Kosala dynastry) died after 7 days of his birth. Brought up by stepmother Gautami.
`color{blue} ●`Married at 16 to Yoshodhara. Enjoyed the married life for 13 years and had a son named Rahula.
`color{blue} ●`After seeing an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, he decided to become a wanderer.
`color{blue} ●`Left his palace at 29 in search of truth (also called ‘Mahabhinishkramana’ or The Great Renunication) and wandered for 6 years.
`color{blue} ●`Attained ‘Enlightenment’ at 35 at Gaya in Magadha (Bihar) under the Pipal tree.
`color{blue} ●`Delivered the first sermon at Sarnath where his five disciples had settled. His first sermon is called ‘Dharmachakrapracartan’ or ‘Turning of the Wheel of Law’
`color{blue} ●`Attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar (identical with village Kasia in Deoria district of UP) in 483 BC at the age of 80 in the Malla republic.