27 Reincarnations of Lord Mahavir

Lord Mahavir was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain
religion.Born on the thirteenth day of rising moon of Chaitra month, in 599
B.C. in the present state of Bihar, India near the modern city of Patna, Lord
Mahaviras mothers name was Queen Trishla and his fathers name was King
Siddhartha. Both his parents were followers of Lord Parshwanath, the 23rd
Tirthankara, who lived during 877-777 BCE.
It is said that a soul attains liberation after countable births after it attains
samyak darshana (Right View). Jainism declares the hallmark of a person
who has the right vision are, spiritual calmness (Prasanna), desire for
liberation from the endless birth-life-death cycles (Samvega),without any
attachment or aversion to anything (Nirveda), kindness (Anukampa), and
belief in these fundamental principles (Astikya).

After attaining Right View, the soul attains liberation after few births either
by becoming a Tirthankar or by becoming ordinary Arihant.

If we glance in Lord Mahavirs previous births then we would know that the
soul of Lord Mahavir attained Right View in his birth as Nayasar. Before being

born as Nayasar, the soul had transmigrated through infinite births but after
attaining Right View in Nayasars birth the soul that became Lord Mahavir
attained Liberation after 26 more births. So there were total 27

births along with Nayasars birth.

Below is the list describing Lord Mahavirs 27 births:

1.
Nayasara: A village headman who secured samyaktvaor partial
enlightenment in this birth on account of preaching of true dharma by Jain
monks.
2.
Birth in the 1st Celestial World (Heaven) called Saudharma
3.
Prince Marichi: Grandson of Rsabha, the first Tirthankara and Son of King
Bharata .
.4.
Birth in the 5th Celestial World called Brahmloka
5.
Kaushika: A Brahmin
6.
Pushyamitra: A Brahmin.
7.
Birth in the 1st Celestial World called Saudharma
8.
Agnidyota: A Brahmin
9.
Birth in the 2nd Celestial World called Ishaan

10.
Agnibhuti: A Brahmin
11.
Birth in the 3rd Celestial World called Sanatkumar
12.
Bharadwaja: A Brahmin
13.
Birth in the 4th Celestial World called Mahendra
14.
Sthavira: A Brahmin
15.
Birth in the 5th Celestial World called Brahmloka
16.
Prince Vishvabhuti
17.
Birth in the 7th Celestial World called Mahashukra
18.
Triprishtha Vasudeva First Vasudeva of this half-time-cycle
19.
Birth in the 7th Hell called Mahatamaha Prabha (pitch dark hued)
20.
A lion

21.
Birth in the 4th Hell called Panka Prabha (Mud Hued)
22.
A human being (Name unknown)
23.
Priyamitra: A Chakvartin (The universal ruler of seven continents)
24.
Birth in the 7th Celestial World called Mahashukra
25.
Prince Nandana: Accepted the vow of self control and gained Tirthankara
nama karma
26.
Birth in the 10th Celestial World called Pranat
27.
Birth as Tirthankar Lord Mahavir, the final birth
Between births 5th as Kaushika Brahmin and 6th as Pushyamitra Brahmin,
the soul transmigrated through countless births as insects, animals, plants,
birds etc. Those births are not counted in Lord Mahavirs 27 births.
Again after the 21st birth as a hellish being in the fourth hell the soul had
taken countless births as insects, animals, plants, birds etc and those births
are not counted.