800 Rupees India Govt. Mint 2800TH Nirvan Kalyanak of Parshvanath Bhagwan Commemorative Coin (Rs.800 Coin) | Coinbazaar

800 Rupees India Govt. Mint 2800TH Nirvan Kalyanak of Parshvanath Bhagwan Commemorative Coin (Rs.800 Coin)

Commemorative Coins :

manufacturing circulation coins. These coins are issued to commemorate events of historical
and social importance and to celebrate various accomplishments of public and private
organizations. India Government Mint, Mumbai has been releasing commemorative coins since
1964. The commemorative coins issued by the Mint are of very high quality and have a great
demand among coin collectors and numismatists.

Commemorative coins are of two types
Proof Coins
Uncirculated Coins

Proof Coins:

Proof coins are the high quality commemorative coins which have a frozen effect on the surface
design of the coin with a mirror finish. These coins are marked with the symbol 'M' to indicate
that they are manufactured at Mumbai Mint. These coins are sold at a premium price as they
are manufactured with high quality standards and have high numismatic value.

Uncirculated Coins:
Uncirculated coins are the high quality commemorative coins which have mirror finish on the
surface but without any frozen effect on the design. These coins are marked with a diamond
symbol to indicate they are stamped at Mumbai Mint. The uncirculated coins are also sold at
premium but they are priced a little lower than the proof coins.

History

In 1964 production of commemorative coins was started. The first commemorative coin was in the memory of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

2800TH Nirvan Kalyanak of Bhagwan Shri Parshvanath

2800TH Nirvan Kalyanak of Bhagwan Shri Parshvanath

In the historical, prosperous city of Vārāṇasī, 2,900 years ago, King Aśhvasen and Queen Vāmādevī were blessed with the birth of a prince in the midnight of Pauṣh Kṛiṣhṇa 10/11. The child was named Pārhśva Kumār. Since his birth, Pārhśva Kumār was endowed with  three types of Gyan (knowledge)—Mati (sensory), Śhruti (scriptural)  and Avadhi (clairvoyance) .

From an early age, Parshva Kumar demonstrated fearlessness and inclination towards religious life. Despite living a royal life, Parshva Kumar remained detached and absorbed in spiritual contemplation. Recognizing the appropriate time for renunciation, Parshva Kumar began distributing his worldly possessions.

Realising the transitory nature of worldly comforts, Pārśhv resolved to embrace asceticism. On Pauṣh Kṛiṣhṇa Ekādaśī, he plucked out five fistfuls of his hair and initiated himself into monkhood. Immediately upon his initiation, he attained the fourth knowledge—Manahparyāy Gyān (a kind of telepathy). On the eighty-fourth day of his spiritual journey, i.e. on Chaitra Krishna 4 in deep meditation under a Ghaṭākī tree, he attained Keval Gyan (omniscience) and Kewal Darshan (omniperception) at Varanasi.

Pārśhvanath Bhagwan moved extensively and delivered profound religious discourses. As the time of his Nirvāṇ approached, Pārśhvanāth Bhagwan ascended Mount Sammet Śhikharwith thirty three monks and on Śhrāvan Śhukla 7/8, in the Viśākhā constellation, Bhagwan attained Nirvan (liberation) after a month fast.

Jain Āchārya Śhrī Jinpiyuṣhsāgar Sūrijī M.S. has identified him as one of the most influential Tīrthaṅkar as temples dedicated to Pārśhvanath Bhagwan outnumber temples of other 23 Tīrthaṅkars combined. His legacy endures as can be found by numerous temples, where veneration by devotees is done regularly.

Srī Lalit Kumar Nahata has provided information that Nirvāṇ of Pārśhvanāth Bhagwan took place 250 years before that of Mahāveer Bhagwan, who attained Nirvāṇ on Diwali. This being the 2550th Nirvāṇ year of Mahāveer Bhagwan, it follows that this is the 2800th Nirvāṇa year of Pārśhvanāth Bhagwan as 2900th birth year since Pārśhvanāth Bhagwan lived for 100 years.