Question

(3) Mahavir swami told Jain monks and nuns to observe​

Answer 1

Mahavir swami told Jain monks and nuns to observe ahimsa which is non-violence, Satya that is truth, asteya means non-stealing, brahmacharya means chastity, and aparigraha which is non-attachment necessary for moral freedom.

• As per Jain cosmology, 24 Tirthankaras have arisen on earth and they believe that Mahavira is the last Tirthankara of Avasarpiṇī in the present time cycle.
• A Tirthankara who is the ford-maker, saviour or spiritual teacher implies the forming of a tirtha, a path across the sea of birth-and-death progressions.
• Jain monks known as sadhus and nuns known as sadhvis are also called munis which are precisely the "silent" holy ones.
• Traditionally, they are presumed to shift from village to village, acknowledging only what food somebody gives them along the path.

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