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Encyclopedia: Tirthankar

In Jainism, a Tirthankar ("Fordmaker") (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human who achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge), through asceticism. S/he becomes a Jina (after totally conquering anger, pride, deceit, desire, etc.). A Tirthankar is the founder of a "Tirth", a Jain community which acts as a "ford" across the "river of human misery".

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Tîrthankara

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Mahavira

creed of his predecessor Tirthankar Parshvanath. However, Mahavir did reorganize the philosophical... introduction of ritualistic complexities which almost placed Mahavir and other Tirthankars on the...

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