“In happiness and suffering,
in joy and grief,
we should regard all creatures
as we regard our own self.”
~ Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara
Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana, was the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara. In Jainism, a tirthankara (maker of the river crossing) is an omniscient teacher who preaches the dharma (righteous path) and builds a ford across the ocean of rebirth and transmigration…Source
