Samrat Samprati:
The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gujarat.
- Samrat Samprati (224-215 BC) was a Mauryan ruler.
- He was the grandson of Samrat Ashoka.
- He was known as Indrapalit, Sangat and Vigatashok.
- He was known for propagating Jainism and the principle of non-violence.
- His life is described in Jain scripture like ‘Sampratikatha’, ‘Parishistaparva’, and ‘Prabhavakcharita’.
- King Samprati had established centres of Jain culture in Iran and in Arab countries.
- It is said that Samprati, also known as ‘Jain Ashoka’,built thousands of Jain temples in western and southern India.
- Jainism is a sramanic religion. Sramana’ is a Sanskrit word that denotes an ascetic or monk.
- Jainism is one of the religions whose origin can be traced back to the twenty four teachers (tirthankaras – ones who establishes a path or ford), through whom their faith is believed to have been handed down.
- The 24th Tirthankara was Vardhamana Mahavira.
- Jainism mainly aims at the attainment of liberation. It can be attained through three principles required to be observed to attain Moksha/Nirvana
- Samyakdarshana: Right Faith
- Samyakjnana: Right Knowledge
- Samyakcharita: Right Action
- The five doctrines of Jainism (five vows), known as Panchamahavratas, are for the monks.
- Ahimsa: do not commit violence
- Satya:do not tell a lie
- Asteya: do not steal
- Aparigraha: do not hoard
- Brahmacharya: observe continence.
