The 24th Tirthankar of Jainism, Lord Mahavira, was born on the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month in Trayodashi in 599 BC in the house of Siddhartha and Maharani Trishala of Lichchivi dynasty in Bihar. His birth is celebrated every year in the name of Mahavir Jayanti, which is on 6 April this year. The name of Lord Mahavir Ji's childhood was Vardhaman and after his birth, the state was progressing quadrupled day and night. He was named Vardhaman.
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The festival of Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated all over the world by Jain followers and according to Jain texts, Lord Mahavir was born 188 years after the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanath ji attained nirvana (salvation). His message, 'Ahimsa Parmo Dharma: That is, non-violence is paramount over all religions' is famous all over the world and it was he who gave this message and guided the world. It is said that he himself first adopted the path of non-violence and then inspired others to adopt it. He had also given the basic mantra of 'live and let live'.
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Assumptions associated with Vardhaman Mahavir - Followers of Jainism say that 'Vardhaman conquered his senses by doing ten years of rigorous penance. Due to which he was called Jin, was called the winner. His tenacity was no less than a might. Due to this, he was addressed by the name Mahavir and the people walking on his path are called Jains. At the same time, Jain means those whose followers. Along with this, Jainism means the religion converted by Jin. After taking initiation, Lord Mahavir embraced the difficult Digambara Charya and remained naked. However, according to the Svetambara sect, Mahavira remained naked except for some time after initiation and he attained knowledge only in the Digambara state. It is believed that Lord Mahavira had remained silent during his entire sadhana period, he did not say a word.
