Thursday, June 05, 2008

Lord Mahavir


Lord Mahavir, originally uploaded by frisamusic.

This was taken in Mahavir Jain temple of Osiyan, Rajasthan (India).
Mahavir (599-527 BC) was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain religion. According to Jain philosophy, all Tirthankaras were born as human beings but they have attained a state of perfection or enlightenment through meditation and self realization. They are the Gods of Jains.

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