- In Jainism, a
Tirthankara (IAST: tīrthaṅkara; lit. 'ford-maker') is a
saviour and
supreme preacher of the
dharma (righteous path). The word tirthankara...
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Stela depicting Śhrut Jnāna, "the
knowledge which is heard" (directly from the
omniscient fordmakers)...
- follow. They are:
equanimity (sāmāyika / samatā)
praise (bhakti) of the
fordmakers homage to the
teacher (vandana)
repentance (pratikramaṇa)
laying down...
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practices can be
traced back to
Vardhaman Mahavira, the twenty-fourth "
fordmaker" or Tirthankara. The
Acaranga Sutra, or Book of Good Conduct, is a sacred...
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Mahavira in debate, as did ten
other brahmins in succession, with the
fordmaker converting them all by a demonstration,
underpinned by his
claim to omniscience...
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community built ornate temples and
prided in
public devotion for its
fordmakers,
saints and teachers. Abhisekha,
festival prayers,
community recitals...
- asceticism.
Mahavira (24th
Tirthankara in the 5th
century BCE),
known as a
fordmaker of
Jainism and a
contemporary with the Buddha,
lived during this age....
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according to
another influential Hindu text, the Śiva Purāṇa, had
created a
fordmaker-like
figure who
converted the
demons to Jain mendicancy, thus enabling...
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Mahavira in debate, as did ten
other brahmins in succession, with the
fordmaker converting them all by a demonstration,
underpinned by his
claim to omniscience...
