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Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also
known as
Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान,
Vardhamāna), was the 24th
Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of Jainism...
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Siddhartha was the
father of
Mahavira (
Vardhamana), the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a
Kshatriya King from the
Ikshvaku dynasty and the
ruler of the Nata...
- 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...
- deity.
Another temple —
called Jal
Mandir — is
situated in the
middle of
Vardhamana pond, at the foot of the hill. A
Samosharana temple was
built that commemorated...
- to Siddartha. As per
Shvetambara texts and
Indologist Hermann Jacobi,
Vardhamana Mahavira's
mother Trishala was
sister of King Chetaka. His
third wife...
- and to
purify the jiva (soul). The
tirthankaras such as the Mahāvīra (
Vardhamana) set an
example by
performing severe austerities for
twelve years. Monastic...
- the
Thousand Pillar Temple inscription,
Rudra invaded Bhima's town of
Vardhamana (present-day
Vaddaman or Vaddemanu). This
invasion was
likely not ordered...
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forms such as trees, rivers, and stupas,
before the time of
Buddha and
Vardhamana Mahavira. As
Jainism and
Buddhism branched off from the
religious tradition...
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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...
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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...
