The other panel was entitled “Preaching of Bhagwan Mahavira”. It emphasized
the following: every soul is independent, absolutely omniscient and blissful
in itself; human beings’ misery is due to their own faults; “there is no
separate existence of God, everyone can attain godhood by making supreme
efforts in the right direction.” In stark contrast to the Hindu notion of
Lords Brahma and Lord Shiva, Mahavira taught “God is neither the creator
nor the destructor of the universe,” he is “merely a silent observer.”