TIRTHANKARA

Meaning of TIRTHANKARA in English

/tir tung"keuhr euh/ , n. Jainism.

one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.

[ tirthankara lit., passage-making ]

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TIRTHANKARA — or Jina In Jainism , a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and has made …
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TIRTHANKARA — tirˈtəŋkərə noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit tīrthankara, literally, ford-making, from tīrtha passage, ford + karoti he …
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TIRTHANKARA — Sanskrit Tirthankara (Ford-Maker), also called Jina (Victor), in Jainism (a religion of India), a saviour who has succeeded in crossing …
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TIRTHANKARA — or Jina In Jainism , a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and has made …
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PARSHVANATHA — flourished 8th century BC In Jainism , the 23rd Tirthankara , or saint, of the present age. He founded a …
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MAHAVIRA — orig. Vardhamana born traditionally с 599, Kshatriyakundagrama, India died traditionally 527 BCE, Pavapuri Indian reformer of the Jain monastic community, …
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JINA — ˈjinə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, saint, victorious — more at jain : one who according …
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VARDHAMANA — /vahr'deuh mah"neuh/ , n. Jainism. a semilegendary teacher, believed to have died c480 B.C., who reformed older doctrines to establish …
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PARSVA — /pahrsh"veuh, pahrs"-/ , n. Jainism. a semilegendary Tirthankara of the 8th century B.C., said to have been born after a …
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KEVALIN — /kay"veuh lin/ , n. Jainism. a person who is free of karmic matter, detached, and omniscient; Tirthankara. [ ]
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SWASTIKA
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NAGA — Sanskrit Naga (serpent), in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, a member of a class of semidivine beings, half human and half …
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GUNASTHANA — (Sanskritlevel of virtue) in the Indian religion Jainism, any of the 14 stages of spiritual development through which a soul …
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WESTERN INDIAN BRONZE — any of a style of metal sculpture that flourished in India during the 6th to the 12th century and later, …
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SVETAMBARA — (Sanskrit: White-robed, or White-clad), one of the two principal sects of Jainism, a religion of India. The monks and nuns …
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PARSHVANATHA — also called Parshva the 23rd Tirthankara (Ford-maker, i.e., saviour) of the present age, according to Jainism, a religion of India. …
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JAINA CANON — the sacred texts of Jainism, a religion of India, whose authenticity is disputed between sects. The Svetambara canon consists principally …
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DIGAMBARA — (SanskritSky-clad, i.e., naked) one of the two principal sects of the Indian religion Jainism, whose male ascetics shun all property …
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BAHUBALI — also called Gommateshvara According to the traditions of the Indian religion Jainism, the son of the first Tirthankara (Ford-maker, i.e., …
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ARISHTANEMI — also called Neminatha the 22nd of the 24 Tirthankaras (Ford-maker, i.e., saviour) of Jainism, a traditional religion of India. While …
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AJIVIKA — an ascetic sect that emerged in India about the same time as Buddhism and Jainism and that lasted until the …
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PARSHVANATHA — flourished 8th century BC In Jainism , the 23rd Tirthankara , or saint, of the present age. He founded a …
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MAHAVIRA — orig. Vardhamana born traditionally 0441; 599, Kshatriyakundagrama, India died traditionally 527 BCE, Pavapuri Indian reformer of the Jain monastic community, …
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