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[[File:Jain 24-Tirthankaras.jpg|thumb| Jain miniature painting of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, [[Jaipur]], {{circa|1850}}|300px]] | [[File:Jain 24-Tirthankaras.jpg|thumb| Jain miniature painting of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, [[Jaipur]], {{circa|1850}}|300px]] | ||
[[File:The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable Hrim.jpg|thumb|The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable ''Hrim'', painting on cloth, [[Gujarat]], c. 1800|300px]] | [[File:The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable Hrim.jpg|thumb|The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable ''Hrim'', painting on cloth, [[Gujarat]], c. 1800|300px]] | ||
In [[Jainism]], a '''''Tirthankara''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: ''{{IAST|tīrthaṅkara}}''; [[English language|English]]: literally a '[[Ford (crossing)|ford]]-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''[[Dharma (Jainism)|dharma]]'' (righteous path).<ref name="britannica"/> The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a ''[[Tirtha (Jainism)|tirtha]]'',{{Sfn|Babb|1996|p=5}} which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the ''[[Saṃsāra (Jainism)|saṃsāra]]''. According to Jains, a ''Tirthankara'' is an individual who has conquered the ''saṃsāra'', the cycle of death and rebirth, on their own, and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the ''Tīrthaṅkara'' attains ''[[Kevala Jnana]]'' (omniscience). The first Tirthankara founded [[Jainism]]. Tirthankara provides a bridge for others to follow the new teacher from ''saṃsāra'' to ''[[Mahaviraswami]]'' (liberation).{{sfn|Sangave|2006|p=16}}<ref name="britannica">{{citation | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/596895/Tirthankar | title=Britannica Tirthankar Definition | publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] }}</ref>{{sfn|Taliaferro|Marty|2010|p=286}} | In [[Jainism]], a '''''Tirthankara''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: ''{{IAST|tīrthaṅkara}}''; [[English language|English]]: literally a '[[Ford (crossing)|ford]]-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''[[Dharma (Jainism)|dharma]]'' (righteous path).<ref name="britannica"/> The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a ''[[Tirtha (Jainism)|tirtha]]'',{{Sfn|Babb|1996|p=5}} which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the ''[[Saṃsāra (Jainism)|saṃsāra]]''. According to Jains, a ''Tirthankara'' is an individual who has conquered the ''saṃsāra'', the cycle of death and rebirth, on their own, and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the ''Tīrthaṅkara'' attains ''[[Kevala Jnana]]'' (omniscience). The first Tirthankara founded [[Jainism]]. Tirthankara provides a bridge for others to follow the new teacher from ''saṃsāra'' to ''[[Mahaviraswami]]'' (liberation).{{sfn|Sangave|2006|p=16}}<ref name="britannica">{{citation | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/596895/Tirthankar | title=Britannica Tirthankar Definition | publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] }}</ref>{{sfn|Taliaferro|Marty|2010|p=286}} | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[God in Jainism]] | * [[God in Jainism]] | ||
* [[Kundakunda]] | * [[Kundakunda]] | ||
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* {{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=y4aVRLGhf-8C| title=Faith & Philosophy of Jainism| isbn=9788178357232| last1=Jain| first1=Arun Kumar| year=2009}} | * {{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=y4aVRLGhf-8C| title=Faith & Philosophy of Jainism| isbn=9788178357232| last1=Jain| first1=Arun Kumar| year=2009}} | ||
* {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBooAAAAYAAJ|title=Indian Antiquary|volume=2|publisher=Popular Prakashan|date=1874|first=Jas|last=Burgess}} | * {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBooAAAAYAAJ|title=Indian Antiquary|volume=2|publisher=Popular Prakashan|date=1874|first=Jas|last=Burgess}} | ||
[[Category:Tirthankaras| ]] | [[Category:Tirthankaras| ]] | ||
[[Category:God in Jainism]] | [[Category:God in Jainism]] | ||