People of Ayodhya lit lamps along the way to light their path in the darkness. To the Jains, it has a whole different meaning. For them, Diwali is the day when the last of the Jain Tirthankaras, Lord ...

As legend goes in the Mahavir Purana, Mahavir was born a Tirthankara for the good of the world and the attainment of Nirvana. As believed by the sect of Svetambara Jains, Mahavira was conceived in the ...

Thereafter, the 'Sangha' or the community of His disciples was formed. According to Jainism, Lord Mahavira became the 'Guru' to his first disciple Gautam Swami on this day. Thus this day is celebrated ...