- Jainism, a
Tirthankara (IAST:
tīrthaṅkara; lit. 'ford-maker') is a
saviour and
supreme preacher of the
dharma (righteous path). The word
tirthankara signifies...
- names, signs,
colors etc. of the 24
Tirthankaras in Jainism. The
total length of the
lifespans of all 24
Tīrthaṅkaras combined equals 2.603672 ****tillion...
-
known as
Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th
Tirthankara (Supreme
Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism.
Although the
dates and...
- its
spiritual ideas and
history through the
succession of twenty-four
tirthankaras (supreme
preachers of dharma), with the
first in the
current time cycle...
- Jain literature, the
first Tirthankara of Jainism,
Rishabhanatha himself, was King Ikshvaku. Twenty-one
further Tirthankaras were born in this dynasty...
- Ṛṣabha) or
Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु, Ikṣvāku), is the
first tirthankara (Supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the
first of twenty-four teachers...
- twenty-four
tirthankara and
revere Rishabhanatha as the
first tirthankara (in the
present time-cycle). The last two
tirthankara, the 23rd
tirthankara Parshvanatha...
- kalyāṇaka: When the ātman (soul) of a
tirthankara enter's
their mother's womb.
Janma kalyāṇaka:
Birth of the
tirthankara.
Janmabhisheka is a
ritual celebrating...
-
trace their lineage to the 24th
Tirthankara Mahavira,
Upkesa Gaccha's
pattavali traces its
lineage to the 23rd
Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Kesiswami, one of...
- was the 23rd of 24
Tirthankaras ("Ford-Maker" or
supreme preacher of Dharma) of Jainism.
Parshvanatha is the
earliest Jain
Tirthankara who is acknowledged...
