Framed poster - Statue of Mahavira - Janism - Delhi - India
Bring blessings and protection to you and your home with these sacred images!
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.
ELLORA CAVES 30-24 - JANISM:
Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site located in the Aurangabad
district of Maharashtra, India. It is
one of the largest rock-cut
monastery-temple cave
complexes in the world, featuring
Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments,
and artwork, dating from the
600–1000 CE period.
Cave 16, in particular, features the
largest single monolithic rock
excavation in the world, the Kailasha
temple, a chariot shaped monument
dedicated to Shiva. The Kailasha temple
excavation also features sculptures
depicting the gods, goddesses and
mythologies found in Vaishnavism,
Shaktism as well as relief panels
summarizing the two major Hindu Epics.
There are over 100 caves at the site,
all excavated from the basalt
cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34
of which are open to public.
These consist of 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12),
17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and
5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves.
Ref and Image Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
