Aap jis ko “Sit upsarg Mahaveer’s swami” keh rahe hain, uska matlab aam taur par Mahavira ke renunciation/diksha ya unke guru-sangat se hai. Jain tradition me is baat par do mukhya paramparaayein (Digambar aur Shwetambar) hain, aur in dono ki dates thodi alag maani jaati hain. Yahan saaf-safai ke liye dono paramparaon ki mukhya dates di ja rahi hain:

• Digambar tradition:

- Mahavira janam: 599 BCE - Diksha (renunciation): lagbhag 569 BCE ke aas-paas (umar ~30 saal par) - Kevala jnana praapt: 527 BCE - Moksha: 527 BCE

• Shwetambar tradition:

- Mahavira janam: 615 BCE - Diksha (renunciation): lagbhag 588 BCE ke aas-paas (umar ~30 saal par) - Kevala jnana praapt: lagbhag 527 BCE - Moksha: 527 BCE

Note:

• In tithi-yon ki exact tareekh paramparaon ke mutabik thodi bahut badal sakti hai, lekin dono me Diksha ko Mahavira ke janam ke kaafi baad, lagbhag 30 saal ki umr par maana jaata hai.
• Dono paramparaon me “swami/renunciation” ya guru-kathaa ki samajh aalag hoti hai, par mukhya kendra Mahavira ki renunciation, kevala jnana, aur moksha ki rah par hai.

Agar aap chahen, main in dono paramparaon ki sutra/kaavya (original texts) aur arth (arth) ki jyada specificity ke saath, simple bhasha me samjha sakta hoon.