1. “Tirthankars” Live and Let Live

2. Agenda  Meaning of Tirthankar  Who are Tirthankars in Jainism  What did they preach  Meaning of Jai Jinendra

3. Live and Let Live Meaning of Tirthankar: Tirthankar is a human being who has achieved enlightenment by abstaining from worldly pleasures and has the intent to preach the basic principles of Jainism and the paths to achieve enlightenment!

4. Live and Let Live Who are Tirthankars in Jainism: 1)Rishabhdev swamiji 2)Ajitnath swamiji 3)Sambhavnath swamiji 4)Abhinandan swamiji 5)Sumatinat swamiji 6)Padmaprabh swamiji 7)Suparshvanath swamiji 8)Chandra Prabha swamiji 9)Suvidhinath swamiji 10)Shitalnath swamiji 11)Shreyanshnath swamiji 12)Vasupujya swamiji 13)Vimalnath swamiji 14)Anantnath swamiji 15)Dharmanath swamiji 16) Shantinath swamiji 17) Kunthunath swamiji 18) Arnath swamiji 19) Mallinath swamiji 20) Munisuvrat swamiji 21) Naminath swamiji 22) Aristhnemi swamiji 23) Parshvanath swamiji 24) Mahavir Swamiji There are 24 Tirthankars in Jainism

5. Live and Let Live What did they preach Every human being should lead a life of simplicity and non- violence and aim to achieve enlightenment during their lifetime! The three main paths to attain enlightenment are:  Right belief  Right knowledge  Right action

6. Live and Let Live Meaning of Jai Jinendra Jai + Jinendra Jai: praising the glory of those great Souls (Tirthankaras) Jinendra: saluting and appreciating the virtues of those, who also have achieved full control over their Indriyas (Senses) Jains start written or oral communication by saying Jai Jinendra

7. 1. Rishabhdev Swamiji Birth PlaceVinittanagari; SymbolBull or Ox ComplexionGolden Years Lived592.704 Quintillion Years Quintillion Place of NirvanAshtapad (Kailasha) Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

8. 2.Ajithnathji Swamiji Birth PlaceAyodhya SymbolElephant ComplexionGolden Years Lived508.032 Quintillion Years Quintillion Place of NirvanSammed Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

9. 3.Sambhavnath Swamiji Birth PlaceSavathi SymbolHorse ComplexionGolden Years Lived423.360 Quintillion Years Quintillion Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

10. 4. Abhinandan Swamiji Birth PlaceAyodhya; SymbolMonkey ComplexionGolden Years Lived352.8 Quintillion YearsQuintillion Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

11. 5. Sumatinath Swamiji Birth PlaceAyodhya; SymbolRed goose ComplexionGolden Years Lived282.24 Quintillion YearsQuintillion Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

12. 6. Padmaprabha SwamijiPadmaprabha Birth PlaceKausambi SymbolLotus ComplexionRed Years Lived211.68 Quintillion YearsQuintillion Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

13. 7. Suparshvanath Swamiji Birth PlaceVaranasi SymbolSwastika ComplexionGolden or Emerald Years Lived 141.12 Quintillion Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

14. 8. Chandraprabha Swamiji Birth PlaceChandrapura SymbolMoon ComplexionWhite Years Lived 70.56 Quintillion Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

15. 9. Pushpadanta/Suvidhinath Swamiji Birth PlaceKanandinagari SymbolCrocodile ComplexionWhite Years Lived 14.112 Quintillion Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

16. 10. Sheetalnath Swamiji Birth PlaceBhadrapura SymbolKalpavriksha ComplexionGolden Years Lived 7.056 Quintillion Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar Quintillion <> 10 ^18Quintillion

17. 11. Shreyansanath SwamijiShreyansanath Birth PlaceSimhapuri SymbolRhinoceros ComplexionGolden Years Lived 8,400,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

18. 12. Vasupujya SwamijiVasupujya Birth PlaceChampapuri SymbolFemale buffalo ComplexionRuddy Years Lived 7,200,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

19. 13. Vimalnath SwamijiVimalnath Birth PlaceKampilyapura SymbolPig ComplexionGolden Years Lived 6,000,000Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

20. 14. Ananthnath Swamiji Birth PlaceAyodhya SymbolPorcupine ComplexionGolden Years Lived 3,000,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

21. 15. Dharmanath Swamiji Dharmanath Birth PlaceRatnapuri SymbolVajra ComplexionGolden Years Lived 2,500,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

22. 16.Shanthinath Swamiji Birth PlaceGajapura or Hastinapuri SymbolDeer ComplexionGolden Years Lived 100,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

23. 17. Kunthunath SwamijiKunthunath Birth PlaceGajapura SymbolGoat ComplexionGolden Years Lived 95,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

24. 18. Aranath SwamijiAranath Birth PlaceGajapura SymbolFish ComplexionGolden Years Lived 84,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

25. 19. Mallinath SwamijiMallinath Birth PlaceMithila SymbolKalash/jar ComplexionBlue Years Lived 55,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

26. 20. Munisuvrata SwamijiMunisuvrata Birth PlaceRajagriha SymbolTortoise ComplexionBlack Years Lived 30,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

27. 21. Naminath Swamiji Birth PlaceMithila SymbolBlue water lily/ Blue lotus ComplexionYellow/Emerald Years Lived 10,000 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

28. 22. Neminatha Swamiji Neminatha Birth PlaceSauripura, Ujjinta (Ujjain) SymbolConch ComplexionBlack Years Lived 1,000 Years Place of NirvanMount Girnar

29. 23. Parshvanath SwamijiParshva Birth PlaceVaranasi SymbolSnake ComplexionBlue Years Lived 100 Years Place of NirvanSamet Sikhar

30. 24.Mahavir Swamiji Birth PlaceKundagrama SymbolLion ComplexionYellow Years Lived 72 Years Place of NirvanPavapuri

31. 2011 TopicsDatePresenters History of JainismFeb 13 th Vigyan 24 TirthankarsMarch 19thKids & Niraj & Preeti Bohra Jain Common Rituals – Why ?April 17th Translation of Jain PrayersMay 8th Jain Tirthsthals / Temples – India & USA June 12th Simple Jain concepts – Explained via Stories July 10th Vegetariansm – Jain way. Influence on society Aug 14th Influence of Jainism on modern society /leaders Sept 11th Jainism – Scientific way ?Oct 9th Translation of Bhaktamber Sutras / Stavans Nov 13th Lets Review – Kya Seekha !