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Mahavira accepted most of the religious doctrines laid down by Parsvanatha. However, he made some alterations and additions to them.
Parsvanatha advocated the following four principles
- Truth,
- Non-violence,
- Non-possession, and
- Not to receive anything which was not voluntarily given
- To this Mahavira added celibacy (brahmacharya)
Mahavira believed that the soul (jiva) and the matter (ajiva) are the tw…

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Mahavira had eleven disciples known as Ganadharas or heads of schools. Arya Saddharma was the only Ganadharas who survived Mahavira and became the first ′Thera′ (chief preceptor) of the Jaina order. He died 20 years after Mahavira՚s death. The Jain order in the days of the late Nanda King was administered by two Theras:
- Sambhutavijaya, and
- Bhadrabahu.
The sixth Thera was Bhadrabahu, a contemporary o…

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