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2 days ago · Mahavira ( 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. [10] Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
- One daughter, Priyadarshana, also called Anojja.
- Parshvanatha
- Vira, Ativira, Vardhamana, Sanmatinatha
- Jainism
4 days ago · The Battle of Salamis was the first great naval battle recorded in history. Battle of Salamis, (480 bc), battle in the Greco-Persian Wars in which a Greek fleet defeated much larger Persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis, between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus. By 480 the Persian king Xerxes and his army had ...
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5 days ago · Stonehenge. Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, designated a World Heritage site in 1986. Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Though there is no definite evidence as to the intended purpose of Stonehenge, it was ...
3 days ago · c. 2600 BC: Akkadian: A hymn to the sun-god Šamaš found at Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ. Some proper names attested in Sumerian texts at Tell Harmal from about 2800 BC. Fragments of the Legend of Etana at Tell Harmal c. 2600 BC. A few dozen pre-Sargonic texts from Mari and other sites in northern Babylonia. c. 2400 BC: Eblaite: Ebla tablets
3 days ago · A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves share the record for the most victories with four each. [11] Troy Ruttman and Unser are the youngest and oldest Indianapolis 500 winners, winning at the ages of 22 years and 80 days in 1952 and 47 years and 360 days in 1987, respectively. [12] Juan Pablo Montoya holds the record for the ...
5 days ago · Gusty winds caused the Parker Lake Fire in northeastern British Columbia to surge in size from 13,000 acres Monday to nearly 21,000 acres Tuesday. The blaze was just over a mile west of the town ...
3 days ago · Mahavira was born in 582 BC (going by Digambara Jain teachings) or 599 BC (according to Svetambara Jain texts). He was a strong advocate of non-violence. In his view there should be "non-injury" to all living beings; to cause harm to them would bring about bad karma.
