Framed poster - Statue of Mahavira inside Campi gardens, Panaji - Janism - India

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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.

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
he 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.

Panaji also known by its former name
Panjim (Portuguese: Pangim), is
the capital of the Indian state of Goa
and the headquarters
of North Goa district.

Ref and Image Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism_in_Goa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaji