Tallahassee, Florida, USA – April 10, 2017 – More than 300 Florida State University students successfully formed the world’s largest human “FSU Torch” on campus; it stretched across Landis Green from near Strozier Library to Landis Hall, setting the new world record for the Largest human FSU torch. Photo: A camera-equipped drone flying 400 feet overhead captured the “FSU Torch …

London, UK – April 9, 2017 – Jessica the Jack Russell and her owner, Rachael Grylls, used a skipping rope to clock up 59 jumps in one minute, thus setting the new world record for the Most skips by a dog and person in one minute – single rope. Photo: Rachel Grylls, 38, and eight-year-old Jessica broke the Guinness World …

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a human being who helps in achieving liberation and enlightenment as an “Arihant” by destroying their soul-constraining (ghati) karmas, became a role-model and leader for those seeking spiritual guidance. Tirthankaras revitalize Jain Society by organisation of fourfold Jain Order consisting of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. Not all Arihants can become Tirthankaras. There are twenty-four …

Jainism doesn’t have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who ‘makes a ford’ i.e. shows the way. Other religions call such a person a ‘prophet’. As great omniscient teachers, Tirthankaras accomplished the highest spiritual goal of existence and then teach others how to achieve it. In what Jains …

Bhaktamara Stotra Bhaktamara Stotra is the most famous of the Jain Sanskrit prayers. It was composed by Acharya Manatunga. The name Bhaktamara comes from a combination of two sanskrit names, “Bhakta” (Devotee) and “Amar” (Immortal). So, it is said that by recitation of this Stotra, a person gets free from the worldly bonds, attains salvation, and hence becomes immortal. As …

कष्ट न हो औरों को ऐसे जीएं जीवन रस बाटें सबको, खुद दुख पीएं। निर्मल करो ज्ञान को अपने त्यागो मोह, भय और अज्ञान राग द्वेष को नष्ट करो मिले मोक्ष सुख खान जीओ और जीने दो: भगवान महावीर भगवान महावीर का दार्शनिक दृष्टिकोण इसी आधार पर निर्मित हुआ था जो उनके युग में जितना प्रासंगिक था, आज भी उतना …

Dublin, Ireland – April 7, 2017 – Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in Cootehill, Co Cavan, smashed the existing Guinness world record for reversing a tractor and trailer by 2.8 kilometres. Photo: Farmer Patrick Shalvey, whose family are hosting Big Week on the Farm on their dairy farm in …

Dublin, Ireland – April 6, 2017 – Barry John Crowe, 36, from Cavan, managed to break the Guinness World Record for the Most sausages produced in one minute live on air on RTÉ One’s ‘Big Week on the Farm’ at Maudabawn, near Cootehill, by making a whopping 78 sausages in 60 seconds. Photo: Barry John Crowe (36) has smashed the …

Urs Festival Images: The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which commemorates the death anniversary of the Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, (founder of the Chishtiya Sufi order in India). It is held over six days and features night-long dhikr/zikr qawwali singing. The anniversary is celebrated in the seventh month …

London, United Kingdom – April 5, 2017 – British inventor Colin Furze fitted a traditional bumper car with a powerful sports bike engine, allowing the vehicle to reach speeds of more than 103 mph, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest Bumper Car. Photo: British inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze set a World Record by modifying a bumper …