{"id":231,"date":"2021-10-19T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hindoe.eu\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T14:53:34","slug":"vardamana-later-mahavira","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hindoe.eu\/en\/hindoe-begrippen\/vardamana-later-mahavira\/","title":{"rendered":"Vardamana, later Mahavira"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vardamana, later mahavira(= great hero) was the founder of Jainism. Jainism means they who reach the victory to reach enlightenment. Jainism is derived from the word Jina. Jina means victor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vardamana was a not-Brahmin prince who reached Enlightenment through his way of life. He reached this through extreme ascesis, deep meditation, not\/minimal speaking, not\/ minimal eating and austerity. At the age of 42 he reached Enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahavira criticised the daily problems like:
Caste system, slavery, equality for women, killing of animals for religious purpose etc. Mahavira got a lot of followers ( men and women).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The followers of Mahavira had to keep one to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n