Samrat Samprati

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Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gujarat.

About Samrat Samprati

• Samrat Samprati (224-215 BC) was a Mauryan ruler.
• He was the grandson of Samrat Ashoka.
• Other Names: 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.

Key Facts about Jainism

• 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.

Source: TH

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