History of Lord Mahaveer and Jainism

Lord Mahavira was the twenty forth thrithankara of the Jainism. He was known as the reformer of Jainism. As it is not mentioned his birth place but it is believed that he was born at Basokund in Vaishali district of Bihar. He was the preacher, Yogi and the reformer. He was born in the royal family of Bihar but sacrificed every comfort. He left home in the age of thirty for the enlightenment and meditated for twelve and the half years. Then after he starts traveling almost every part of the country and enlighten with the philosophy which is based on ahima, satye, asetye, brahamcharya, aparigha. Historians identified the three places in Bihar as the birth place of Lord Mahavira: Basokund in Vaishali district, Lachhuar in Jamui and Kundalpur in Nalanda the Vardhmana.

                           Lord Mahavira jayanti is celebrated on the thirteen day of the rising moon of the Chaitra month according to Vira Nirvana Samvat Calendar. According to Gregorian calendar it falls every year in the month of March or April. He was the next thritankara of Parsava the twenty third thritankara. His parents were the strict followers of Parsava.

                                            Mahavira means great warrior, he brought under control a terrifying serpent. Mahavira has many names as Vira, Sanmati and Ñataputta. Nataputta is the clan named after the name of the Lord Mahavira.