a Tirthankara (IAST: tīrthaṅkara; lit. 'ford-maker') is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher 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 sextillion...

वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was...

the Jain literature, the first Tirthankara of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21 Tirthankaras of Jainism were born in this dynasty...

twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara (in the present time-cycle). The last two tirthankara, the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha...

Ṛṣabha) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु, Ikṣvāku), is the first tirthankara (Supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the first of twenty-four teachers...

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...

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...

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...

(Devanagari: मुनिसुव्रतनाथ) (Sanskrit: मुनिसुव्रतः) was the twentieth Tirthankara of the present half time cycle (avasarpini) in Jain cosmology. He became...

stories are said to be most inspiring. The śalākāpuruṣa comprise 24 Tirthankaras (Teaching Gods), twelve Chakravartin (universal monarchs, emperors of...

arihants". Kevalins - omniscient beings - are said to be of two kinds Tirthankara kevalī: 24 human spiritual guides who after attaining omniscience teach...

Hinduism ☸ - Buddhism 卐 - Jainism Ambikā – Guardian yakshini of Neminātha Tirthankara 卐 Anila – One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha...

Śāntinātha (Sanskrit: शान्तिनाथ) or Śānti is the sixteenth Tīrthaṅkara of Jainism in the present age (Avasarpini). According to traditional accounts,...

related to birth of Tirthankara are bathed symbolising Indra doing Abhisheka on Tirthankara on Mount Meru after birth of Tirthankara. It performed before...

(Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru...

he is referred to as one of the previous reincarnations of the 24th Tirthankara, Mahavira. Saptarishi, a Sanskrit dvigu meaning "seven sages" are the...

सुपार्श्वनाथ Supārśvanātha), also known as Suparśva, was the seventh Jain Tīrthankara of the present age (avasarpini). He was born to King Pratistha and Queen...

trace their lineage to the 24th Tirthankara Mahavira, Upkesa Gaccha's pattavali traces its lineage to the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Kesiswami, one of...

or Samosharana ("Refuge to All") is the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara, stated to have more than 20,000 stairs in it. The word samavasarana...

Naminatha (Devanagari: नमिनाथ) (Sanskrit: नमिनाथः) was the twenty-first tirthankara of the present half time cycle, Avsarpini. He was born to the King Vijaya...

as Nemi and Ariṣṭanemi (Devanagari: अरिष्टनेमि), is the twenty-second tirthankara of Jainism in the present age (Avasarpini). Neminath lived 81,000 years...

Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala), was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Jain monarch, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, of...

Simandhar or Simandhara is a Tīrthaṅkara, an arihant, who is said to be currently living in another world in the Jain cosmological universe. Simandhar...

Sambhavanatha was the third Jain tirthankara (omniscient teaching god) of the present age (Avasarpini). Sambhavanatha was born to King Jitari and Queen...

first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha and the queen of King Nabhi. The enlivening of the embryo through the descent of the future Tīrthankara's soul in the...

Svayambhūstotra by Acarya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Twenty slokas (aphorisms) of Svayambhūstotra are dedicated to Tirthankar...

temples and one stupa enclosed in a massive stone wall with paintings of Tirthankaras. The back wall, the original entrance of the temple, features an entrance...

Chandraprabha (English: Lord of Moon) or Chandranatha is the eighth Tirthankara of Tīrthaṅkara of Jainism in the present age (Avasarpini). According to traditional...