مهاویرا
Also known as Nirgrantha, Maha-ativeer, Vir, Mahavir Swami, Vardhaman Mahavir, Lord Mahavir
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Mahavira was an Indian spiritual leader who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE and is revered by Jains as their 24th and final supreme teacher in their religious tradition. He is credited with reviving and reforming an earlier Jain community, making him a foundational figure in the development of Jainism as a major religious movement.
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- Religious biography.image
- Mahavira sculpture.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- An 11th century CE sculpture of Tirthankar Mahavira seated in meditation on a lion throne
- Religious biography.other_names
- Vira, Ativira, Sanmatinatha
- Religious biography.father
- Siddhārtha
- Religious biography.mother
- Triśalā
- Religious biography.religion
- Jainism (as Vardhamāna)
- Religious biography.predecessor
- Pārśvanātha
- Religious biography.birth_date
- (traditional)uncertain, possibly 6th or early 5th century BCE (historical)
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Kshatriyakund / KundagrāmaNāya Republic, Vajjika League (near present-day Vaishali, Bihar, India)
- Religious biography.death_date
- 527 BCE (Śvetāmbara trad. dating), 510 BCE (Digambara trad. dating)uncertain, possibly late 5th century BCE (historical) Pawapuri, Magadha, Haryanka Empire (present-day Nalanda district, Bihar, India)
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