tirthankara
(tīrthaṃkara)
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"Ford-maker." |
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Literally, "ford-maker;" a title for the twenty-four Jain masters who conveyed the principles of Jain belief over the centuries, the last of whom was Mahāvīra (6th century B.C.E.). |
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The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, edited by Dr. Rama P. Coomaraswamy |
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