Mahavir Jayanti 2015: Why is it Celebrated; Wishes to Send to Your Beloved Ones [PHOTOS]

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The main festival of the Jain community, Mahavir Jayanti, falls on 2 April this year. It marks the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira and is also known as 'Mahavir Janma Kalyanak.'

Lord Mahavira was the twenty fourth and the last Tirthankara; and his birth anniversary is a religious holiday for Jains.

He was the propagator of Jainism and developed a five-fold path for all households to follow – 'Ahimsa', 'Asteya', 'Brahmacharya', 'Satya' and 'Aparigraha'. Jains follow these vows to live in peace and harmony.

The celebration of this auspicious festival is very simple. Abhisheka (ceremonial bath) is given to the local statues of Lord Mahavira. Many charitable acts and donations to save wildlife are made during the day. Devotees visit temples to meditate and offer prayers where lectures are held to preach the path of virtue as defined by Jainism.

Below are few wishes to send to your beloved ones, especially to your Jain friends.

• Fight with yourself, why fight with external foes? He, who conquers himself through himself, will obtain happiness.
  ~ Lord Mahavira
  Have a blessed Mahavir Jayanti!

• Learn
  Dignity from Ram
  Service from Shravan;
  Target from Eklavya;
  Friendship from Krishna;
  Philanthropy from Karan;
  Non-veiolence from Buddha;
  And Meditation from Mhavira!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• May Lord Mahavira, the last Tirthankara of Jainism bless you at all times!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• May the preachings of Lord Mahavira:
  Samyak-Darshana - Right Faith
  Samyak-Jnana - Right Knowledge and
  Samyak-Charitra - Right Conduct together give us the real path to attain the liberation of ourselves!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• May Ratnatraya, the triple gems of Jainism:
  Samyak Darshana - the right vision or view;
  Samyak Gyana - the right knowledge;
  Samyak Charitra - the right conduct
  guide you to the path of liberation and make your soul move up spiritually!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• May you get spiritual calmness (Prasanna); have desire to get liberation from life cycles (Samvega); without any attachment to anything (Nirveda); kindness (Anukampa); and belief in the nine fundamental principles (Astikya) of Jainism!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• May Lord Mahavira bless you abundantly and fill your life with the virtue of truth, non-violence and compassion!
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti!

• mahmahavir jinka naam hai,
  palithana jinka dham hai,
  ahinsha jinka nara hai,
  aise thri shla nandan ko
  lakh pranam hamara hai

• Tu karta woh he jo tu chahta hai
  Par hota he woh jo me chahta hu
  Tu woh kar jo me chahta hu
  Fir wo hoga jo tu chahta ha
  Happy Mahavir Jayanti

• Arihant ki boli
  siddhon ka saar
  Acharyon ka path
  sadhuo ka sath
  Ahinsa ka prachar
  Yahi Mahavir ka saar!

• Inse sikho
  Seva=Shravan se
  Mitrata=krishan se
  Maryada=Ram se
  Daan=Karan se
  Lakshay=Eklavya se
  Ahinsa=Buddha se
  Tapasya=Mahavir se