Live and Let Others Live: Life Lessons from Mahavira

edited by Nanditha Krishna

ISBN 10: 9388292421 / ISBN 13: 9789388292429

Published by Aleph Book Company, 2019

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Mahavira was a sixth-century reformer and philosopher, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the Jaina, who established Jainism as a new faith. Born into the royal family in Kundagrama (near Patna in present day Bihar), he renounced his family and all material possessions and became an ascetic at the age of thirty. Having attained omniscience (kevala jnana) after performing austerities for twelve years, Mahavira began travelling on foot, preaching and gaining followers. A great believer in the equality of all, he be>Ordained men and women from all Classes and castes. He taught his followers how to overthrow the fetters of karma and liberate the soul from the cycle of birth and rebirth as well as lessons on how to live a life of truthfulness, compassion, humility and non-attachment. The Upanishad dictum-ahimsa paramo dharmah (non-violence is the greatest truth)-saw its apogee in the teachings of Mahavira. His teachings on the Symbiosis between all living beings and the five elements- Earth, air, fire, water and vegetation-form the basis of environmental sciences today.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Live and Let Others Live: Life Lessons from Mahavira
• Publisher: Aleph Book Company
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9388292421
• ISBN 13: 9789388292429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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