Mahavira | Jainism Founder & Spiritual Teacher | Britannica
WEBMahavira (born c. 599 bce traditional dating, Kshatriyakundagrama, India—died 527 traditional dating, Pavapuri) was the last of the 24 Tirthankaras (“Ford-makers,” i.e., saviours who promulgated Jainism), and the reformer of the Jain monastic community.
Mahavira - Wikipedia
WEBMahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. [12] Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
Lord Mahavira Biography - Life History, Facts, Teachings & Death
WEBLord Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana, was the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara (spiritual teacher). Let's take a look at his life, teachings and influence.
Who Was Mahavira? The Reformer of Jainism - TheCollector
WEBDec 15, 2023 · Mahavira (meaning the Great Hero) was born in 599 BCE in Kundagram near Vaishali (located in the northern Indian state of Bihar), to Kshatriya king Siddhartha and Queen Trishala. His given name was Vardhamana (the One Who Knows).
Mahavira | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 29, 2018 · Mahavira was an Indian philosopher who lived a life of extreme piety, or devotion. He is regarded as the founder of a religion called Jainism, which is practiced primarily in India. Jains, however, would say that Mahavira did not "found" Jainism.
BBC - Religions - Jainism: Mahavira
WEBSep 10, 2009 · Mahavira. Mahavira is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form; although this is true only in the widest sense. He is sometimes wrongly called "the founder of Jainism".
Vardhamana - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 23, 2020 · Vardhamana (l. c. 599-527 BCE), better known as Mahavira (“Great Hero”) is the sage credited with founding of the nontheistic religion of Jainism, a belief system established in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE in India, which provided adherents with a disciplined path toward spiritual liberation.
Mahavira summary | Britannica
WEBMahavira , orig. Vardhamana, (born traditionally c. 599, Kshatriyakundagrama, India—died traditionally 527 bce, Pavapuri), Indian reformer of the Jain monastic community, last of the 24 Tirthankaras, or saints, who founded Jainism.
Mahavira | Jainism, Vedic Math & Astronomy | Britannica
WEBMahavira was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to the development of algebra. All that is known about Mahavira’s life is that he was a Jain (he perhaps took his name to honour the great Jainism reformer Mahavira [c. 599–527 bce]) and that he wrote Ganitasarasangraha.
2.2: The Teachings of Mahavira - Humanities LibreTexts
WEBApr 29, 2022 · THE TEACHINGS OF LORD MAHAVIRA. Lord Mahavira was born on March 30, 599 B.C. and attained the nirvana in the year 527 B.C. at the age of 72. He was a contemporary of Lord Buddha. He was the 24th and the last of the Tirthankars. The present form of Jainism was shaped by him.
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