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	Who is a Tirthankar? \|Tirthankaras of the present Chaubisi

Home \| Hindi version The 24 Tirthankaras
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	Who is a Tirthankar?
	Tirthankaras are great souls who had descended on earth at times when the world had lost direction and was in strong grip of socio-religious crises. They appeared as ordinary human beings, passed through all the stages of life witnessing joys and sorrows, then came to realisation of Kaivalya or Keval Jnana (the essence of life) and enlightened the universe by showing the way to attain Moksha. 'Tirthankara' is Sanskrit for "FORD-MAKER", also called JINA (Victor or Liberator), in Jainism a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow. One who has freed himself/herself from the bondage of Karma by conquering räga (attachment - deceit and greed) & dvesha (aversion - anger and ego). Tirthankaras are also those who establish the four fold order (Monk, Nun, Layman, and Laywoman) of religion. All Tirthankaras were born as human beings but they have attained a state of perfection or enlightenment through meditation and self realization. They are the Gods of Jains. Tirthankaras are also known as Arihantas, ones who destroy their inner enemies like anger, greed, proud, attachment, passion etc. Bhagwan Adinath was the first in the series of 24 Tirthankaras while Bhagwan Mahavir (6th century BC) was the last. Tirthankaras of the present Chaubisi According to Jaina belief, each cosmic age produces its own group of 24 Tirthankaras. Since the Tirthankara is a perfect being, there is little to distinguish one from another, except for symbolic colours or emblems. The word –natha (lord) is added as an honorific to their names. The Tirthankaras of the present Chaubisi (a group of 24 for each cosmic age) are: *Rishabhdev Bhagwan* $\Images\SmallGreyBullet.gif (93 bytes)$ *Know more about Him* *Ajitnath Bhagwan* *Sambhavnath Bhagwan* *Abhinandan Bhagwan* *Sumatinath Bhagwan* *Padmaprabhu Bhagwan* *Suparshavnath Bhagwan* *Chandraprabhu Bhagwan* $\Images\SmallGreyBullet.gif (93 bytes)$ *Know more about Him* *Suvidhinath Bhagwan* *Sitalnath Bhagwan* *Shreyanshanath Bhagwan* *Vasupujay Bhagwan* *Vimalnath Bhagwan* *Aanantnath Bhagwan* *Dharmanath Bhagwan* *Shantinath Bhagwan* $\Images\SmallGreyBullet.gif (93 bytes)$ *Know more about Him* *Kunthunath Bhagwan* *Aarnath Bhagwan* *Mallinath Bhagwan* *Munisuvrat Bhagwan* *Naminath Bhagwan* *Neminath Bhagwan* *Parshavnath Bhagwan* $\Images\SmallGreyBullet.gif (93 bytes)$ *Know more about Him* *Vardhman Bhagwan (Mahavir Swami)* $\Images\SmallGreyBullet.gif (93 bytes)$ *Know more about Him* $\Images\SmallYellowBullet.gif (95 bytes)$ Move on to next page on Tirthankaras >>

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