Lord Mahavira
Name: Vardhamana
Birth: 599 B.C.
Birth Place: Kshatriyakund, Vaishali (in modern day Bihar)
Parents: Kingh Siddhartha and Queen Trishala
Spouse: Yashoda
Children: Priyadarshana (daughter)
Titles: Mahavira, Trirthankar, Jina
Age of Attaining Kevala Jnana: 42 years
Ideology: Jainism
Death: 527 B.C.
Age of attaining Moksha: 72 years
He preached that the real path leading to attainment of liberation from the cycle of Karma is through Samyak Darshana (right faith), Samyak Jnana (right knowledge) and Samyak Charitra (right character). These three basic principles were further elaborated by the Gandhar Gautama Swami into the twelve parts sacred scriptures known as the 12 Agamas. Sermons of Lord Mahaveera were compiled in the Agam Sutras by his disciples and were passed on to the common people through oral recitations.
These scriptures prescribe 5 basic vows that should be observed by monks and common disciples alike. These five basic vows are
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