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Mahavira ( Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna ), the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. [13] . Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
Lord 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.
Mahavira (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 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.
Sep 10, 2009 · 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".
Mahavira , 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.
Feb 1, 2023 · Lord Mahavir Life Story (with illustration) Presented by-Shri Chandnamati Mataji. About two thousand six hundred years ago, King Siddhartha of Nath Dynasty ruled at Kundalpur of Bihar state in India. The name of his wife was Trishala (Priyakarini). Both of them lived at 7 storeyed Nandyavarta Palace of Kundalpur.
Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana was the 24th tirthankara of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early part of the 6th century BCE into a royal Kshatriya Jain family in present-day Bihar, India. His mother’s name was Trishala.
Sep 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.
Jun 26, 2020 · Mahavira or Mahaviracharya was a 9 th century (about 800-870 CE) Jain mathematician, who made significant contributions to the development of Algebra, born in the present-day city of Gulbarga, Karnataka, in southern India. He perhaps took his name to honour the great Jainism reformer Mahavira.
