Framed poster - Statue of Mahavira XXXX - Janism - India

Rock-cut sculpture of Mahavira in Samanar Hills, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Samanar means Jain in Tamil and malai means hill. This hill has caves where
Tamil Jain (Samanar) monks lived. The hill was also known as Thiruvuruvagam.

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Framed poster, printed on thick, durable, matte paper.
The matte black frame from wood from renewable forests.

• Alder, semi-hardwood frame
• Black .75” thick frame
• Acrylite front protector
• Lightweight
• Hanging hardware included

JAINISM:
Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma,
is an ancient Indian religion.

Jainism has between four and five
million followers, with most Jains
residing in India. Outside India, some
of the largest Jain communities are
present in Canada, Europe, Kenya, the
United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
Suriname, Fiji, and the United States.

FESTIVALS:
Major Jain festivals include Paryushana
and Daslakshana, Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak, and Dipawali.

MAHAVIRA:
Mahavira, also known as Vardhamāna,
was the twenty-fourth tirthankara
(ford-maker and propagator of dharma)
who revived Jainism. He expounded
the spiritual, philosophical and ethical
teachings of the previous tirthankaras
from the remote pre-Vedic era. In the
Jain tradition, it is believed that
Mahavira was born in the early part of
the 6th century BC into a royal Kshatriya
Jain family in present-day Bihar, India.

He abandoned all worldly possessions
at the age of 30 and left home in pursuit of
spiritual awakening, becoming an ascetic.

Mahavira practiced intense meditation
and severe austerities for 12 years,
after which he is believed to have
attained Kevala Jnana (omniscience).

He preached for 30 years and is
believed by Jains to have attained
moksha in the 6th century BC.

JAINS:
Followers of Jainism are called "Jains",
a word derived from the Sanskrit word
jina and connoting the path of victory in
crossing over life's stream of rebirths
through an ethical and spiritual life.

Devout Jains take five main vows:
ahiṃsā (non-violence), satya (truth),
asteya (not stealing), brahmacharya
(celibacy or chastity), and aparigraha
(non-attachment).

These principles have impacted Jain
culture in many ways, such as leading
to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle
that avoids harm to animals
and their life cycles.

Jainism has two major ancient
sub-traditions, Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras;
and several smaller sub-traditions that
emerged in the 2nd millennium CE.

The Digambaras and Śvētāmbaras
have different views on ascetic practices,
gender and which Jain texts can be
considered canonical. Jain mendicants
are found in all Jain sub-traditions
except Kanji Panth sub-tradition,
with laypersons (śrāvakas) supporting
the mendicants' spiritual
pursuits with resources.

Samanar means Jain in Tamil and malai
means hill. This hill has caves where
Tamil Jain (Samanar) monks lived.

Ref and Image Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanar_Hills
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu