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Jainism is one of the oldest religions to have survived until the present time and its basic teaching is one of non-violence. The <i>Kalpasutra</i> is divided into three sections.  The first section deals with the lives of the twenty-four Jinas or Tirthankaras, who were the Jain spiritual teachers or 'ford-makers'.  The second part deals with the life of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara.  The third part deals with rules for the ascetics and laws during the four months (chaturmas) of the rainy season, when ascetics temporarily abandon their wandering life and settle down amidst the laity. This is the time when the festival of Paryushan is celebrated and the <i>Kalpasutra</i> is traditionally recited.\r\nThe illustration on this folio shows the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. 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The biographies of all the Jinas in Shvetambara literature contain five great events, which can be seen in the paintings here: transfer of the embryo, birth, renunciation of worldly life, enlightenment, and final liberation on leaving mortal life.","date":{"text":"14.05.2010","earliest":"2010-01-01","latest":"2105-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["IS.83-1963"],"accessionNumberNum":"83","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":1963,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-08-04","recordCreationDate":"2007-12-06","availableToBook":false}}