-
third century BCE
emperor Ashoka, in his
pillar edicts,
mentions the
Niganthas (Jains).
Tirthankara statues date back to the
second century BCE. Archeological...
-
several names (or epithets) for Mahavira,
including Nayaputta, Muni, Samana,
Nigantha, Brahman, and Bhagavan. In
early Buddhist sutras, he is
referred to as...
- of
Buddhism got
stated about the
Nigantha Nataputta. The Samaññaphala
Sutta (D i.47), for example, states:
Nigantha Nataputta answered The King question...
- (Śākyamuni), each of whom held a view in
opposition to his teachings.
Except for
Nigantha Nataputta or Mahavira, the twenty-fourth
Tirthankara Of Jainism, the other...
-
Jayatilleke (1963), chpt. 1–3. Clasquin-Johnson, Michel. "Will the real
Nigantha Nātaputta
please stand up?
Reflections on the
Buddha and his contemporaries"...
- Upāsikā Lay
devotee (m., f.) Gahattha,
gahapati Householder Related religions Samaṇa
Wanderer Ājīvika
Ascetic Brāhmaṇa
Brahmin Nigaṇṭha Jain monastics...
- Gosāla,
Ajita Kesakambalī,
Pakudha Kaccāyana,
Sanjaya Belatthiputta and
Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta (Mahavira)... — Digha Nikaya, 16 The
traditional view of scholars...
- monastics.[citation needed]
Buddhist texts refer to the
Mahavira as
Nigaṇṭha Jñātaputta.
Nigaṇṭha means "without knot, tie, or string" and Jñātaputta (son of...
- Upāsikā Lay
devotee (m., f.) Gahattha,
gahapati Householder Related religions Samaṇa
Wanderer Ājīvika
Ascetic Brāhmaṇa
Brahmin Nigaṇṭha Jain monastics...
-
Brahmins who
received his alms daily. His
courtiers produced some
Ajivika and
Nigantha teachers before him, but
these also
failed to
impress him. The Dipavamsa...
