Jainism, a Tirthankara (IAST: tīrthaṅkara; lit. 'ford-maker') is a saviour and supreme preacher 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...

Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) 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...

Ṛṣabha) or Ikshvaku (Devanagari: इक्ष्वाकु, Ikṣvāku), 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...

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...

salvation. Tirthankara Kevalin–Twenty-four human spiritual guides (teaching gods), who show the true path to salvation. The word Tīrthaṅkara signifies...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Vasupujya is the twelfth tirthankara in Jainism of the avasarpini (present age). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which...

Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (Ford-Maker of dharma) of Jainism. Parshvanath is one of the earliest Tirthankara who is acknowledged as a historical...

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

(astronomer) (6th-10th century AD), Nepali astronomer Sumatinatha, 5th Jain Tirthankara Sumati (mythology), mother of 60,000 sons of King Sagara in Hindu mythology...

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...

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

release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of the present cosmic age. It is celebrated at the same time as the Hindu...

Tradition, he is said to be the first Tirthankara (will be named as Padmanabha / Mahapadma) out of 24th Tirthankara of the future cosmic age. He frequently...

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

Jharkhand, India. The hill is named after Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara who got salvation here. In this connection there is Jain pilgrimage Shikharji...

days of the year. Jain festivals are either related to life events of Tirthankara or they are performed with intention of purification of soul. There are...