Vardhaman Mahavir
Truth is god
Faith is God
Don’t say lie
Don’t violence
You love God
God bless you
Mercy god
God good creator
Sun lighting
Moon lighting
Power is god
Pray to god
Vardhaman Mahavir was the prince of Vaishali Empire. He belonged to Lichavi tribe. He led a luxurious life throughout his childhood and youth. When he saw the suffering of the people he could not stand it. He wanted to find out the solution to the problems of the people.
He left his palace and family when he was 30 years old and wondered for many to find solutions. He discussed with many saints. He penance for twelve years and found the solutions to the problems of people.
He conquered all this desires and emerged victorious over life, so he was called `JINA’ all his teachings collectivity known as JAINISM. His followers are called Jains.
He visited many places and preached to the people. His teachings supported the teachings of twenty-three earlier teaches know as `Tirthankaras’. Vardhaman Mahavir was considered as the 24th Tirthankara.
Mahavir did not believe in Vedika rituals and castes system. For him leading a good life and being righteous (not doing wrong) are the solution for the problems of life. Right faith, right knowledge and right action would lead one to better life. These three principles are called a `three Jewels’ or three Ratnas’. They holy book of Jains is the Tripithika’.
Mahavir said that one should:-
a) speak truth
b) follow the path of non- violence
c) follow the bramacharya and
d) abstain from stealing
He used the language of the common people to preach. He attained `Kalivalya’ at the age of 72 at Pawa in Bihar.
Dilwara temple at the mount Abu in Rajasthan, Gomesteswara temple at Shravan Belegola in Karnataka and kolanu –paka in Nagaland district, in our state are important Jain centers.
Last year, I went to Guwahati and was staying with my uncle for a few day and one day we decided to go to Kamakhya.
Kamakhya is a famous holy place of Assam.It is visited by many pilgrims of our India.It is situated on a hill pole Nilashal just on the bank of the Brahmaputra.From Chandmari we travel by a citybus.
We got of at the Kamakhya bus-stop and there we hired a taxi to go to the top of the hill.as the taxi run up along the zigzag road on the hill I could see beautiful sites all around.The taxi stopped at the place near the Kamakhya temple.
There we got out of the taxi and went round the temple campus.after visiting the temple we began to walk to the top of the hill where the temple of Bhubaneswari is situated.The walk was difficult but enjoyable.
There we set a huge rock facing the Brahmaputra and the city of Guwahati below.The site was wonderful as I had never seen before.The river below looked like a long sheet of white cloth and the city full of toy-houses.after some time we began to climb down.we were in a mood of silence,as our heart was filled with quite happiness.
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