Tirthankara
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title:
Tirthankara
text:
In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme preacher of the dharma. The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, a fordable passage across saṃsāra, the sea of interminable birth and death. According to Jains, tirthankaras are the supreme preachers of dharma, who have conquered saṃsāra on their own and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the Tīrthaṅkara attains kevala jnana (omniscience). A Tirthankara provides a bridge for
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In Jainism, a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthankara
date created:
2004-09-23T23:53:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:44:46Z
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