Chyavana
What happens in this event?
A tirthankars soul leaves its previous body and is conceived in the mother’s wound on Earth.
What happened in the event?
A tirthankar gets born in this event.
What is the ultimate goal of Diksha Kalyanak?
It is to break free from the cycle of birth and death.
What happened in the event?
They achieve kevaljnan/omniscience.
What happens in this event?
A tirthankars soul is liberated from physical existence.
What happens when after the tirthankars soul is concieved?
The mother witnesses dreams.
What king is Indra dev of?
He is the king of heaven.
What do Tirthankaras have to do for Diksha Kalyanak?
Tirthankaras have to give up worldly belongings.
How do they achieve kevaljnan?
Bonus (double points): How do they destroy all four ghati karmas?
They achieve it because they destroyed all four Ghati Karma.
Bonus: By the practice of discipline, severe penance, and meditation.
What do tirthankars have to do to attain nirvana?
they destroy the remaining 4 Agathi karma.
How many dreams does the mother witness in Shevetambar and Digambar texts?
In Shevetambar the mother has 14 dreams and in Digambar the mother has 16 dreams.
Where do the heavenly gods take the newly born tirthankar?
They take the tirthankar to the summit of Mt.Meru.
Where was Mahavir swami’s Diskha kalyanak celebrated?
It was celebrated in Kundalagrama.
What does Indra Dev create for where the Tirthankar delivers his sermons?
A samavvasaran.
What do tirthankars become in this event?
They become Siddas.
A tirthankars soul possesses what three types of knowledges even while in the mother’s wound?(Indian words)
The Jnans are Matignan,Shrutagnan, Adhignan.
Why do the heavenly gods come down to Earth when the tirthankar is born?
because of their respect and devotion to the tirthankar.
What is it called when someone plucks all their hair from their head, chin, an lips.
It is called Panchamusthi Loch.
When did Mahavir bhagwan attain kevaljnan?
The 10th day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh Sud Dasam (modern day April) in the year 511 before the Vikram Era.
When does this event occur?
on the dawn of Amavasya of the Ashwin month.
A tirthankars soul possesses what three types of knowledges even while in the mother’s wound?(English words)
Sensory knowledg, scriptures knowledge, and clairvoyance knowlage.
What is the ceremony called where the heavenly gods bathe and celebrate the birth of a tirthankar?
Janma Abhisheka ceremon.
In the Diksha Kalyanaks( Mahavir Swami’s) story which tree did prince Vardhaman stood under?
He stood under an Ashok tree.
Where does Mahavir Bhagwan achieve Keval Jnan?
Under a Sāla tree on the bank of the river Rijubalika near Jrimbhikagrama.
What day was Nirvana Kalyanak celebrated it in 2024?
Sunday 14 July 2024