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Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (spiritual teacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Jain family of ancient India.
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.
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.
Sep 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".
Dec 15, 2023 · Reformed by Mahavira, Jainism is an Indian religion that combines many aspects of Hinduism and Buddhism and offers an extraordinarily peaceful world vision.
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 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.
