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- noun Jainism A person who achieves
enlightenment throughasceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance.
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'Tirthankara' (enlightened one) of the Jain religion.
India eNews 2009
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He has also called attention to the fact that in the long list of the recognised devices of the twenty-four Jaina Tirthankaras the sun is absent; but that while the eighth Tirthankara has the sign of the half-moon the seventh Tirthankara is marked with the
The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion John Denham Parsons
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Meg Ireland 2010
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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Lord Bahubali was the second of the one hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Lord
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Meg Ireland 2010
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A fine collection of Tirthankara images and rare images of Gomukha Yaksha and Saraswati are also on display in the Jain gallery of this museum.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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However, he is numbered as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, the first being Rishabha.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Meg Ireland 2010
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