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| − | <br /> | + | ==Mahavira / [[:hi:महावीर|महावीर]]== |
| − | ==Mahavira / महावीर == | + | *Mahavira is the exponent of one of the popular religions in India - [[Jainism]]. |
| − | Mahavira is the exponent of one of the popular religions in India - [[Jainism]]. Born in 599 BC in a village called Kunda in [[Bihar]].Mahavira is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamana (Sanskrit: वर्धमान "increasing") who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to [[Jain]] tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. He is also known in texts as Vira or Viraprabhu, | + | *Born in 599 BC in a village called Kunda in [[Bihar]]. |
| + | *Mahavira is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamana (Sanskrit: वर्धमान "increasing") who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. | ||
| + | *According to [[Jain]] tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. He is also known in texts as Vira or Viraprabhu, Sanmati, Ativira,and Gnatputra. | ||
| + | *In the Buddhist Pali Canon, he is referred to as Nigantha Nātaputta. | ||
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Mahavira / महावीर
- Mahavira is the exponent of one of the popular religions in India - Jainism.
- Born in 599 BC in a village called Kunda in Bihar.
- Mahavira is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamana (Sanskrit: वर्धमान "increasing") who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism.
- According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. He is also known in texts as Vira or Viraprabhu, Sanmati, Ativira,and Gnatputra.
- In the Buddhist Pali Canon, he is referred to as Nigantha Nātaputta.