Who are the Enlightened Beings?

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1. Who are the Enlightened Beings?
2. Brahma, the creator
3. Vishnu, the preserver
4. Shiva, the transformer
5. The Tridev's contribution to mankind
6. Scriptural story: Prahlad and Narasimha
7. Scriptural story: Samudra Manthan and Neelkanth
8. The Tirthankars
9. The life of Bhagwan Mahavira
10. The Tirthankars' way of ahimsa
11. Ahimsa in thought, word and deed
12. The five Jain vows
13. The life of the Buddha
14. The Buddha's gift: the Four Noble Truths
15. The Noble Eightfold Path
16. Buddha's gift of compassion: Angulimala
17. The Sikh Gurus
18. The Guru's way of life: the Khalsa Panth
19. The Five Ks and the Khalsa way of life
20. Implementing the teachings of the Enlightened Beings