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 Bhaishali of India, had practiced 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 programmes by followers of Jain religion from all over the world including in Nepal.
Mahavir formulated five paths of salvation- truth, non-violence, celibacy, infallibility and non-aggression and he himself also followed these principles.
Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated with enthusiasm every year in Nepal by Vedic, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh and other communities.
