Tradition Institution South Asian traditions
Jainism
जैनदर्शनम् sa जैन धर्म hi ஜைனம் ta
Indian religion
- Dated from 5th century BCE
- Also called nirgrantha, Jain dharma, Jainatva
Branches
Recorded as a branch of
Jainism Indian religion
Traditions within it
Overview
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Founders
Gods and divine figures
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Tirthankarain Jainism, a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma -
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Parshvanatha23rd Tirthankara in Jainism -
BahubaliJain deity/god/saint -
Neminātha22nd Jain Tirthankara -
SambhavanāthaTirthankara of Jainism -
Ajitanātha2nd Jain Tirthankara -
Naminātha21st Jain Tirthankara -
Sumatinātha5th Tirthankara in Jainism -
Anantanātha14th Tirthankara of the present age of Jainism -
Mallinātha19th Jain Tirthankara -
Puṣpadanta9th Jain Tirthankara -
Shitalanatha10th Jain Tirthankara
Not its own picture Tirthankara — Worship of a Jain tirthankara; below- a mounted lanceman attacks the mahout of, painting
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Deity Supārśvanātha 7th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Vasupujya 12th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Vimalanātha 13th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Abhinandananātha 4th Tirthankara in Jainism -
Deity Chandraprabha 8th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Śāntinātha 16th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Aranātha 18th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Dharmanātha 15th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Kunthunātha 17th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Munisuvrata 20th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Padmaprabha Sixth Jain Tirthankar -
Deity Śreyānsanātha 11th Jain Tirthankara -
Deity Nabhi Father of Rishabhanatha -
Deity Suswani Mata Kuldevi of Dugar , Surana & Sankhla Gotras. -
Deity Marudevi Mother of Rishabhanatha
Begin with a figure
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Mahavirac. 599 BCE – c. 527 BCE · Indian religious leader -
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Chandragupta Maurya340 BCE – 297 BCE · founder of the Maurya Empire (350–295 BCE) -
ṚṣabhanāthaFounder of Jainism and first Tirthankara -
Hemachandra1088 CE – 1172 CE · 12th-century Jain scholar, grammarian, poet, writer, and mathematician -
Sampratiuntil 215 BCE · Mauryan emperor -
SagaraLegendary Indian king -
Bhadrabahu432 BCE – 356 BCE · Indian Jain monk -
BharataJain deity and chakravartin emperor
Texts and teachings
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Places and sites
Festivals, holy days and practices
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Houses
Connections
Documented influence 2
Recorded events and days 1
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