Janma Kalyanaka

(जन्म कल्याणक)

Literal Meaning

Auspicious birth

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit janma (birth) + kalyanaka (auspicious event).

Spiritual Insight & Context

The birth of a Tirthankara, one of five kalyanakas: conception, birth, renunciation, omniscience and liberation. Mahavir Jayanti marks Mahavira's.

Where Janma Kalyanaka Comes Up

Mahavir Jayanti: The Birth of Mahavira

Mahavir Jayanti marks Mahavira's birth on the bright thirteenth of Chaitra. This article sets out the day, what the Kalpa Sutra tells, and where the traditions differ.

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