Lord Mahavira attained enlightenment on the bank of the river "Rujuvaluka" in Bihar under the "Shal Tree" in "Gaudohika aasan" means in milking a cow posture. on the tenth day of the increasing moon in the month of Vaishakh {sud dahsmi}. at 12 noon...
in bodhgaya
A person who has attained full enlightenment.
jainsim teaches ahinsa(non violence) and mahavira told that jeo or jene do( live and let others live)
The name is a combination of two words "Jina" (means a person who attained spiritual enlightenment in Jain religion) "esh" (lord or master) in Sanskrit. So in general terms it means "enlightened master". Or can be atributed to Ascetic Mahavira, one of the main Jain spiritual guru.
Siddhatta attained enlightenment in what is now India.
Lord Buddha
Absolutely not.In the Buddhist Pali Tipitaka, Mahavira is referred to as Nigantha Nātaputta, one of the six heretics, who were contemporary with (i.e., living at the same time as) the Gautama Buddha and who had claimed that they themselves were the Buddhas (but actually they were not) before Prince Siddartha attained Buddhahood.
Jains consider Friday to be the most important day of the week. This is because the last tirthankara, Mahavira, is believed to have attained nirvana on this day. Jains often fast, meditate, and visit temples on Fridays to pay homage to Mahavira.
The name of Vardhman Mahavira's daughter was "PRIYADARSHANA"
We follow the Nobel Eightfold path because the Buddha, who attained enlightenment and discovered the truths of the universe, that this was the best way to attain the same enlightenment he attained.
Mahavira was the last Tirthankara.
Mahavira's varna was Kshatriya, or warrior.