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Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also
known as
Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान,
Vardhamāna), was the 24th
Tirthankara (Supreme
Preacher and Ford...
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Siddhartha was the
father of
Mahavira (
Vardhamana), the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a
Kshatriya ruler from the
Ikshvaku dynasty and the Gaṇa
Mukhya of...
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Vardhaman College of
Engineering (VCE) is an
autonomous institution affiliated with
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)
situated in Shamshabad...
- the king was
chosen by votes.
Vaishali was its capital. He was
named Vardhamana,
meaning "One who grows",
because of the
increased prosperity in the kingdom...
- and to
purify the jiva (soul). The
tirthankaras such as the Mahāvīra (
Vardhamana) set an
example by
performing severe austerities for
twelve years. Monastic...
- to Siddartha. As per
Shvetambara texts and
Indologist Hermann Jacobi,
Vardhamana Mahavira's
mother Trishala was
sister of
Consul Chetaka. His
third wife...
- 993
years after the
death (Nirvana) of last
Tirthankara Mahavira (After
Vardhamana = AV). The
first council was held at
Pataliputra (now Patna, Bihar, India)...
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Lodhi village chief (nagar chaudhari)
occurs in
Navalshah Chanderia's
Vardhamana Purana,
written in
Samvat 1825. It
mentions a
Gajrath pratishtha function...
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possibly going back to the time of the
Indus valley civilization, and that
Vardhamana rather than
being a 'founder' per se was, rather,
simply a
primary spokesman...
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Haddala grant dated Shaka 836 (914 CE)
mentions himself as
Chapas of
Vardhamana (now Wadhwan).
Dharanivaraha was
subordinate of
Mahipala of Gurjara-Pratihara...
