Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who 'makes a ford' i.e. shows the way. Other religions call such a person ...
Karanthai, a remote village in Tiruvannamalai district, on Sunday celebrated the attainment of absolute knowledge by Kunthunath, the 17th Tirthankara of Jainism. Karanthai, a remote village in ...
In Jainism, those who have conquered their passions are called Jins. Those Jins who have founded religious orders are called Tirthankaras. The concept of Tirthankara is, in some ways, the opposite of ...
Idol wing police have launched a hunt for a stone idol of Lord Mahavira alias Vardhamana that went missing from Virinchi Puram near Vellore. Police said the stone idol belonged to the period before ...
Mahavir Jayanti is a significant festival in Jainism. The Jain community, which is present around the world, especially in India, is preparing to celebrate this important occasion. This festival marks ...
Some 10 years ago, when the doors of the Chandraprabha Tirthankara temple were thrown open for puja, the main deity was found missing. “It was stolen, along with four other idols,” explains Manjula, ...
The fascinating life of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism is a tale to remember. Each year Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated marking the birth of this revered figure of the Jain ...
A stone sculpture of a Jain Tirthankara has been found by history enthusiasts at an agricultural field at Dharmanathapuram near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district. The heavily eroded stone sculpture was ...
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Damaged sculpture of Jain Tirthankara from later Chola period lying neglect at Tiruchy, says scholar
TIRUCHY: A damaged sculpture lying in neglect at a field at Dharmanathapuram in the district is actually that of a Jain Tirthankara from the later Chola period i.e. 11-12 AD, a history enthusiast in ...
An article looking at the revelation of Jainism throughout the ages. Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who ...
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