- In Jainism, a
Tirthankara (Sanskrit:
tīrthaṅkara; English:
literally a 'ford-maker') is a
saviour and
supreme spiritual teacher of the
dharma (righteous...
- the names, signs,
colors etc. of the 24
Tirthankaras. The
total length of the
lifespans of all 24
Tīrthaṅkaras combined equals 2.603672 ****tillion years...
- the Jain literature, the
first Tirthankara of Jainism,
Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21
Tirthankaras of
Jainism were born in this dynasty...
- Vardhamāna), was the 24th
Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the
spiritual successor of the 23rd
Tirthankara Parshvanatha.
Mahavira was...
- (Devanagari: ऋषभ, Ṛṣabha) or
Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु), 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...
- its
spiritual ideas and
history through the
succession of twenty-four
tirthankaras (supreme
preachers of Dharma), with the
first in the
current time cycle...
- salvation.
Tirthankara Kevalin–Twenty-four
human spiritual guides (teaching gods), who show the true path to salvation. The word
Tīrthaṅkara signifies...
-
disciple of a
Tirthankara. In samavasarana, the
Tīrthankara sat on a
throne without touching it (about two
inches above it). Around, the
Tīrthankara sits the...
