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third century BCE
emperor Ashoka, in his
pillar edicts,
mentions the
Niganthas (Jains).
Tirthankara statues date back to the
second century BCE. Archeological...
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Mahavira may be
considered a
reformer of an
existing Jain sect
known as
Niganthas (fetter-less)
which was
mentioned in
early Buddhist texts. The
Barli Inscription...
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arrangements so that they will deal with the
matter of
Sangha (of the
Niganthas (Jainas)); similarly, I have made
arrangements so they will deal with...
- Upāsikā Lay
devotee (m., f.) Gahattha,
gahapati Householder Related religions Samaṇa
Wanderer Ājīvika
Ascetic Brāhmaṇa
Brahmin Nigaṇṭha Jain monastics...
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attributes the
ascetic self-mortification
style Tapas practices to
Jainism (
Niganthas),
wherein such
practices annihilate past
Karmas and stop new
Karmas from...
- (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...
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leaders of
their śramaṇa orders.
Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta
refers to Mahāvīra.
According to Pande,
Jainas were the same as the
Niganthas mentioned in the
Buddhist texts...
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Jayatilleke (1963), chpt. 1–3. Clasquin-Johnson, Michel. "Will the real
Nigantha Nātaputta
please stand up?
Reflections on the
Buddha and his contemporaries"...
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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...
- Upāsikā Lay
devotee (m., f.) Gahattha,
gahapati Householder Related religions Samaṇa
Wanderer Ājīvika
Ascetic Brāhmaṇa
Brahmin Nigaṇṭha Jain monastics...
