Tirthankara

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Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara, ford-maker), from तीर्थम् (tīrtham, ford) + कर (kara, maker), where "ford" refers to the crossing across the material world.

Noun

Tirthankara (plural Tirthankaras)

  1. (Jainism) A person who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance.

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