The Digambara Jains, however, do not believe in this version of the birth of Lord Mahavira. It is known that Mahavira’s mother had certain auspicious dreams while she bore him. The Svetambara Jains ...

Mahavir Jayanti, a cherished occasion for Jains, celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavir, the esteemed founder of Jainism, born as Vardhamana Mahavira in 6th-century BCE Vaishali, Bihar. Throughout ...