1. Ahimsa or Non-violence is the first great teaching of Mahavira.
2. Mahavira did not accept the Veda and opposed all forms of religious rites and rituals.
3. Mahavira believed that all people are equal.
4. Mahavira denied that God was the creator of the universe,
5. According to Mahavira the highest goal of a person’s life was to attain moksha