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Bhagwan Mahavir.

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friends,

Today is Bhagwan Mahavir's 2611birthday celebration.
Happy celebrations to all those celebrating it.

Had heard that Bhagwan Mahavir had recalled all his past lives.
Could anyone find out how many and what were they??
Not the one's since he was God conscious or first touch of righeousness which was only 27th as village elder Nayasar.

Love & rgds
 

DreadFish

Cosmic Vagabond
Friends,

Today is Bhagwan Mahavir's 2611birthday celebration.
Happy celebrations to all those celebrating it.

Had heard that Bhagwan Mahavir had recalled all his past lives.
Could anyone find out how many and what were they??
Not the one's since he was God conscious or first touch of righeousness which was only 27th as village elder Nayasar.

Love & rgds

Wiki has a list:

Mahavira’s previous births are discussed in many Jain texts like Trisastisalakapurusa Charitra and Uttarapurana. While a soul undergoes countless reincarnations in transmigratory cycle of samsara, the births of a Tirthankara are reckoned from the time he secures samyaktva or Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. Jain texts discuss 26 births of Mahavira prior to his incarnation as a Tirthankara.[3] They are:[4]

  • Nayasara – A village headman who secured or partial enlightenment in this birth on account of preaching of true dharma by Jain monks.[clarification needed]
  • Demi-god in First Saudharma (Name of Heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Prince Marichi – Grandson of Rsabha, the first Tirthankara.
  • Demi-god in Fifth Brahma (Name of heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Kaushika – A Brahmin
  • Pushyamitra – A Brahmin
  • Demi-god in First Saudharma
  • Agnidyota – A Brahmin
  • Demi-god in Second Ishana (Name of heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Agnibhuti – A Brahmin
  • Demi-god in Third Saudharma
  • Bharadwaja – A Brahmin
  • Demi-god in Fourth Mahendra (Name of Heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Sthavira – A Brahmin
  • Demi-god in Fifth Brahma
  • Prince Vishvabhuti
  • Demi-god in Seventh Mahashukra (Name of heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Triprishtha Vasudeva – First Vasudeva of this half-time-cycle
  • Naraka in the seventh hell
  • A lion
  • Naraka in the fourth hell
  • A human being (Prince Vimal)
  • Priyamitra – A Chakvartin (The universal ruler of seven continents)
  • Demi-god in Seventh Mahashukra (Name of heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Prince Nandana – Accepted the vow of self control and gained Tirthankara nama karma.
  • Demi-god in tenth Pranata (Name of heaven as per Jain cosmology)
  • Vardhamana Mahavira (The final birth)

Source: Mahavira - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Homage to Mahavira!
 

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friend DreadFish,

The births since Nayasara is well known and available.
The point was if anyone knows about the births before Nayasara ?
Have heard that he recalled his past 500 lives or so since he was a tree or even before that. Any idea on that??

Love & rgds
 

DreadFish

Cosmic Vagabond
Friend DreadFish,

The births since Nayasara is well known and available.
The point was if anyone knows about the births before Nayasara ?
Have heard that he recalled his past 500 lives or so since he was a tree or even before that. Any idea on that??

Love & rgds

Oh I see, I reread what you posted. I didnt quite understand what you meant earlier.
 
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