KATHMANDU, March 31: The 2625th birth anniversary of Mahavir Jain, the founder of Jainism, is being marked today across the country. Mahavir Jain, born in Vaishali of India, had practised the highest form of restraint and non-violence.
The birth anniversary of Mahavir is marked by the Jain Community on the day of Chaitra Shukla Triyodashi every year with various programs by followers of the Jain religion from all over the world, including in Nepal.
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Mahavir formulated five paths of salvation—truth, non-violence, celibacy, infallibility and non-aggression—and he himself also followed these principles.
Every year, Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, and other communities in Nepal celebrate Mahavir Jayanti with enthusiasm.
