Towards 108 Parshwanath: A Spiritual Passage | Nikhil Pattani Travels
I Did Not Set Out to Travel. I Set Out to Listen. 108 Parshwanath: A Journey Inward There comes a stage in life when movement is no longer about geography—it becomes about alignment. I did not begin this journey as a traveller. I began it as a seeker. For years, real estate taught me how structures rise from land. Jainism, however, reminds me that the most important architecture is built within. Somewhere between professional milestones and personal silences, a thought began to persist: Walk the path of the 108 Parshwanath Tirths. Not as a checklist. Not as religious tourism. But as a disciplined return to stillness. Because Lord Parshwanath does not merely represent devotion—he represents restraint in a restless world. Why Parshwanath? Why Now? The 23rd Tirthankara preached four eternal vows: Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), and Aparigraha (non-possessiveness). In modern life, we accumulate everything—assets, opinions, speed, noise. Aparigraha asks a danger...