Tirthankara

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English

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara, “ford-maker”), from तीर्थम् (tīrtham, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the crossing across the material world.

Noun

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Tirthankara (plural Tirthankaras)

  1. (Jainism) A person who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance.

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