Tirthankara, Tīrthaṃkara, Tirthamkara, Tīrthaṅkara: 13 definitions
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Tirthankara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Tirthankara has 11 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tirthkar.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchTīrthaṃkara (तीर्थंकर):—(tīrtham, acc. von tīrtha, + kara) m. = tīrthakara ein Arhant bei den Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 24.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungTīrthaṃkara (तीर्थंकर):—m. ein Arhant bei den Jaina.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Tirthamkaratva, Tirthankaradatta.
Full-text (+584): Rishabhadeva, Rishabha, Tirthakara, Parshvanatha, Caturvimshati-tirthankara-patta, Jayashyama, Simhasena, Padmaprabha, Pratishtha, Arishtanemi, Samavasarana, Mahavira, Sugriva, Dharmacakra, Parshva, Siddhartha, Suvrata, Trishala, Kalpasutra, Shantinatha.
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Search found 61 books and stories containing Tirthankara, Tirtham-kara, Tīrthaṃ-kara, Tīrthaṃkara, Tirthamkara, Tīrthaṅkara; (plurals include: Tirthankaras, karas, Tīrthaṃkaras, Tirthamkaras, Tīrthaṅkaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Appendix: Tīrthaṅkaras in Jainism—A Study
Chapter 3.1 - Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya (Benedictory Verse) < [Chapter 3 - Introduction to the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya]
Chapter 4.4c - Tattvaśravaṇa (attentive listening to doctrinal matters ) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
7. Summary of the Vira-stuti Samskrita-Prakrita < [Chapter 2 - The works of Dhanapala]
Introductory Verses < [Chapter 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari]
4. Motifs (1): Lack of a Male Child < [Chapter 8 - The Plot and the Motifs]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Jain Aṣṭāpadatīrtha Sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Meaning of Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
Jain images from Ancient Bengal (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.b - Meaning of the term Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter I.a - Historical background of Jainism < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
3.1.2. Colour-Visualisation of the Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter 3 - The History of Meditation in Terāpanth]
11.2. Śukla-Dhyāna < [Chapter 2 - Pre-Modern History of Meditation in Jainism]
3.1.5. The Concept of the Soul < [Chapter 3 - The History of Meditation in Terāpanth]
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