Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra
Please accept our greetings on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the auspicious day when Tirthankara Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last
Tirthankara of the Jain religion took birth in India, 2607 years ago.
It is a fallacy to think that Mahavi was the founder of Jainism. He was the twenty-fourth in the line of Jinas, and he taught exactly the
same things as the first Jina, Tirthankara Rishabh Dev.
Jainism is an independent religion, and has existed since time immemorial. It is incorrect to consider Jainism as a sect of Hinduism
or Buddhism or as a religion that rose as a reaction to Brahminism. Jainism is an ancient religion, as old as time itself. Jainism was
known earlier as the Shramana Dharma and Jains were known as Nirgranthas.
Jay Jinendra
Jay Mahavir
Namo Vitaragaya
_________________
JAINA STUDIES Newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies Vol. 3 is now
online:
http://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/41864.pdf
Peter Fluegel
Jay Jinendra
Please accept our greetings on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the auspicious day when Tirthankara Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last
Tirthankara of the Jain religion took birth in India, 2607 years ago.
It is a fallacy to think that Mahavi was the founder of Jainism. He was the twenty-fourth in the line of Jinas, and he taught exactly the
same things as the first Jina, Tirthankara Rishabh Dev.
Jainism is an independent religion, and has existed since time immemorial. It is incorrect to consider Jainism as a sect of Hinduism
or Buddhism or as a religion that rose as a reaction to Brahminism. Jainism is an ancient religion, as old as time itself. Jainism was
known earlier as the Shramana Dharma and Jains were known as Nirgranthas.
Jay Jinendra
Jay Mahavir
Namo Vitaragaya
_________________
JAINA STUDIES Newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies Vol. 3 is now
online:
http://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/41864.pdf
Peter Fluegel
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