Here is a simple, Jain-dharma focused answer about Mahavir Swami (Mahavira) and affiliations.

• Who he is: Mahavira is the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism. He is considered the supreme teacher who revived and organized the Jain path of ahimsa (non-violence), anekantavada (many-sided truth), and aparigraha (non-attachment).

• Affiliation across Jain traditions:

- Both Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions revere Mahavira as a Tirthankara and teach his sutras and essence of dharma. - There are some differences in narrative details and emphasis between the two sects, but not in the fundamental status of Mahavira as a Tirthankara.

• Differences you might encounter in tradition (briefly):

- Śvetāmbara view: Mahavira’s life events, ascetic practices, and the timing of certain events are described in their canonical texts; they depict Mahavira wearing white clothes (śvetā) as part of certain renunciatory practices. - Digambara view: Mahavira is traditionally described as having practiced with nudity (digambar), and some biographical details are presented differently; they also emphasize strict non-attachment and austere renunciation in line with their monastic code.

• Core message associated with Mahavira:

- He taught and demonstrated the path of vairāgya (detachment), ahimsa (non-violence), satya (truth), asteya (non-stealing), brahmacharya (celibacy), and aparigraha (non-possessiveness). - His teachings stress that liberation is achieved through right conduct, right knowledge, and right faith.

If you’d like, I can provide the exact sutra fragments or stotras about Mahavira from Jain scriptures, with notes on Digambara vs Śvetāmbara interpretations.