Avasarpiṇī (Sanskrit: अवसर्पिणी), is the descending half of the cosmic time cycle in Jainism and the one in which the world is said to be at present. According...

the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. On the Gregorian calendar, the holiday occurs either in March or April...

(Sanskrit: मल्लिनाथः) was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present avasarpiṇī age in Jainism. Jain texts indicate Mālliṇātha was born at Mithila into...

is divided into two halves, Utsarpiṇī, the ascending time cycle, and avasarpiṇī, the descending time cycle (said to be current now). In each half of the...

sāgaropam 10 million million sāgaropams = l utsarpiṇī or 1 avasarpiṇī 1 utsarpiṇī + avasarpiṇī = 1 kālchakra (one time cycle) When an Arihant reaches the...

of the present half-cycle (avasarpiṇī). Mahāvīra (6th century BC) is revered as the twenty fourth tīrthankara of avasarpiṇī. Jain texts state that Jainism...

temple honours Adinath, the first Tirthankar of the present half-cycle (avasarpiṇī) according to Jain cosmology. The Ranakpur temple is one of the largest...

Treta, Dvapara and Kali Yuga) Buddhist: Three Ages Jain: Utsarpiṇī and Avasarpiṇī Aztec: Five Suns Giambattista Vico's ricorso: the return of the society...

is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra...

the wheel of time in two halves, Utsarpiṇī or ascending time cycle and avasarpiṇī, the descending time cycle. Exactly 24 Tirthankara are said to grace each...

the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī July–August Muharram Floating Muslims mourn the killing of Husayn Ibn...

Digambara monks to have attained moksha in the present half-cycle of time.(Avasarpiṇī). There are five monolithic statues of Bahubali measuring more than 6 m...

King Nabhi or Nabhi Rai was the 14th or the last Kulakara of avasarpini (the descending half of the cosmic time cycle in Jainism and the one in which the...

canon, she was the first person to have attained Moksha in the current Avasarpiṇī. The enlivening of the embryo through the descent of the future Tīrthankara's...

While in a downward motion, the wheel of time falls into what is known as Avasarpiṇī and when in an upward motion, enters a state called Utsarpini. During...

Tirthankaras have appeared on earth; Mahavira is the last tirthankara of Avasarpiṇī (the present time cycle). A tirthankara (ford-maker, saviour or spiritual...

temple honours Adinath, the first Tirthankar of the present half-cycle (avasarpiṇī) according to Jain cosmology. The town of Ranakpur and the temple are...

happiness) and avasarpiṇī (descending, increasing sorrow and immorality). It states that the world is currently in the fifth ara of avasarpiṇī, full of sorrow...

Ajitanatha (lit. invincible) was the second tirthankara of the present age, avasarpini (half time cycle) according to Jainism. He was born to king Jitashatru...

known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated...

000,000 1,000,000,000,000,000 Sagaropams = 1 Utsarpini or Avasarpini 1 Utsarpini or Avasarpini = 1 Kalchakra (One time cycle) George 2008, p. 328. Sharma...

divided into two half-rotations, Utsarpiṇī or ascending time cycle and Avasarpiṇī, the descending time cycle, occurring continuously after each other. Utsarpiṇī...

Naminatha. Neminatha was the twenty-second Tirthankara (ford-maker) of the avasarpiṇī (present descending cycle of Jain cosmology). Jain tradition place him...

मुनिसुव्रतः) was the twentieth Tirthankara of the present half time cycle (avasarpini) in Jain cosmology. He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed...

Ikshvaku dynasty in Ayodhya. He was the second Chakravartin ruler of Avasarpiṇī (present half of worldly time cycle as per Jain cosmology) who conquered...

Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha – a liberated soul which...

utsarpiṇī (ascending, a time of progressive prosperity and happiness) and avasarpiṇī (descending, a time of increasing sorrow and immorality). Each half cycle...

Sanatkumara Chakravarti is the 4th Chakravarti[clarification needed] of present Avasarpiṇī (present time cycle) of the Jain cosmology. His parents were Asvasena...

Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which...

or end but goes through cycles of upturns (utsarpini) and downturns (avasarpini) constantly. Many Greeks believed that just as mankind went through four...