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Mahavira ( Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna ), was the founder of Jainism and the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher). He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. [11] . Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
Lord Mahavira. Name: Vardhamana. Birth: 599 B.C. Birth Place: Kshatriyakund, Vaishali (in modern day Bihar) Parents: Kingh Siddhartha and Queen Trishala. Spouse: Yashoda. Children: Priyadarshana (daughter) Titles: Mahavira, Trirthankar, Jina. Age of Attaining Kevala Jnana: 42 years. Ideology: Jainism. Death: 527 B.C.
May 14, 2024 · 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 is usually depicted in a sitting or standing meditative posture with the symbol of a lion beneath him. The earliest iconography for Mahavira is from archaeological sites in the north Indian city of Mathura. These are variously dated from the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD.
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 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
May 29, 2018 · Mahavira (540 B.C.E.-468 B.C.E.) Mahavira, Indian guru of the Jain tradition, was born into the kshatriya or warrior caste and originally named Vardhamana. His birthdate is traditionally given as 599 B.C.E. , but modern dating has suggested a more likely date of 540.
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.
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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Mahavir Jayanti 2024: Date and Time. Mahavir was born on the Trayodashi of Shukla Paksha of the Hindu month of Chaitra. As we celebrate his 2622nd birthday this year, it will start on April 20 at 10:41 p.m. and end on April 22 at 1:11 p.m., as per the Panchang.
