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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara (IAST: tīrthaṅkara; lit. 'ford-maker') is a saviour and supreme preacher of the dharma (righteous path). The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, a fordable passage across saṃsāra, the sea of interminable birth and death. According to Jains, tirthankaras are the supreme preachers of dharma, who have conquered…

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Tīrthaṅkaras of the present cosmic age

Ikshvaku dynastyMunisuvrataNeminathaHarivamsaShikharji
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Iconography and Art

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JainismIASTFordDharmaTirtha
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Historicity and Hagiography

Jain monasticCelibacyKalpa SutraNirvanaIndus Valley Civilization
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related to Tīrthaṅkaras of the present cosmic age · 30
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related to In other religions · 26
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related to Iconography and Art · 15
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related to Panch Kalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events) · 14
Tirthankara → Birth, Chyavana, Diksha, Five, Indra, It, Janma, Keval Gyan, Mount Meru, Nirvana, Nirvāṇa/Moksha, Pañca, Siddhashila, When
related to The Rishabhanatha Debate · 9
Tirthankara → Adinatha, BCE, He, Indus Valley Civilization, Jain, Rishabha, Rishabhanatha, They, While
related to Meaning · 7
Tirthankara → Crossing Makers, Ford-Makers, Makers, River-Crossing, Teaching Gods, The, Tirthankaras
related to Samavasarana · 7
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related to The Historical Tirthankaras · 6
Tirthankara → Academic, BCE, Jain, Mahavira, Parshvanatha, Parshvanatha's
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Tirthankara → God, Jainism, JainismKundakundaList, TirthankarasTattva
related to The Hagiographical Tradition · 3
Tirthankara → Kalpa Sutra, Texts, The

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tirthankaras jain rishabhanatha moksha mahavira cycle saṃsāra liberation dharma parshvanatha final path according soul bce present first tīrthaṅkara teachings knowledge

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