Jain narrative traditions
जैन परम्परा
Names associated with the Tirthankaras and Jain narrative traditions.
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Historical · Pan-Indian
Mahavira
महावीर
Great hero
Sanskrit and Prakrit · Pan-Indian
A title associated with courage, discipline, and Jain teaching.
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The story behind the name
Who is behind this name?
- Character
- Mahavira
- Source
- Jain narrative traditions
- Role
- Twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the present Jain time cycle
Mahavira, also known as Vardhamana, is revered in Jain traditions as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of the present time cycle.
A title associated with courage, discipline, and Jain teaching.
Interpretations and spellings may vary across editions, languages, regions, and living traditions.
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Where this story appears
Prakrit and Sanskrit · Multiple
Editorial method
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Entries keep common spellings beside scholarly transliterations and native scripts. The archive grows source by source and never presents itself as exhaustive.