Tirthankaras

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Jain religious figure enlightened being liberated soul religious figure spiritual teacher

Tirthankaras are enlightened spiritual teachers in Jainism who have conquered the cycle of birth and death and show the path of liberation to others.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jain Tirthankaras 1
Rishabhanatha 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain religious figure ⓘ
enlightened being ⓘ
liberated soul ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
spiritual teacher ⓘ
associatedCommunity laymen ⓘ
laywomen ⓘ
monks ⓘ
nuns ⓘ
associatedConcept ahimsa ⓘ
kevala jnana ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
three jewels of Jainism ⓘ
attainment complete victory over inner passions ⓘ
destruction of all karmic bondage ⓘ
cosmicContext appear in every half-cycle of time ⓘ
ethicalTeaching celibacy or chastity ⓘ
non-possession ⓘ
non-stealing ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
firstInCurrentTimeCycle Rishabhanatha ⓘ
function establish fourfold Jain community ⓘ
re-establish dharma in each era ⓘ
reveal Jain doctrine ⓘ
gender traditionally male in Svetambara and Digambara lists ⓘ
goal show path of liberation ⓘ
teach how to conquer karma ⓘ
iconographicFeature individual lanchhana or emblem ⓘ
no weapons ⓘ
serene expression ⓘ
languageOfEarlyTradition Prakrit ⓘ
lastInCurrentTimeCycle Mahavira ⓘ
numberInCurrentTimeCycle 24 ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
roleInReligion founder of Jain teachings in each time cycle ⓘ
spiritual guide ⓘ
scripturalSource Jain literature ⓘ
surface form: Jain Agamas
spiritualStatus liberated from cycle of birth and death ⓘ
omniscient ⓘ
symbolicDepiction seated in lotus posture ⓘ
standing in kayotsarga posture ⓘ
titleMeaning ford-maker ⓘ
one who makes a crossing over samsara ⓘ
ultimateState reside in Siddhashila after liberation ⓘ
veneratedAs perfected beings ⓘ
supreme teachers ⓘ
worshippedBy Jainism ⓘ
surface form: Jains

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palitana temples → dedicatedTo → Tirthankaras ⓘ
Jainism → earlyTirthankara → Tirthankaras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rishabhanatha
Jainism → reveres → Tirthankaras ⓘ
Svetambara → venerates → Tirthankaras ⓘ
Pampa → wroteAbout → Tirthankaras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jain Tirthankaras