Mahavira

American

[muh-hah-veer-uh] / məˌhɑˈvɪər ə /

noun

Vardhamana.

Mahavira British

/ ˌmɑːhəˈvɪərə /

noun

the title of Vardhamana 599–527 _bc , Indian ascetic and religious teacher, regarded as the founder of Jainism

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For Jains, it's about the moment Jainism founder Lord Mahavira reached a state of being known as Moksha, or eternal bliss.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Mahavira believed that everything in the universe has a soul and so should not be harmed.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, was born about 599 B.C. and died in 527 B.C.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Each slip was roughly three inches wide and ten long and into the text had been inserted lean diagrammatic paintings either portraying Mahavira, the founder of the cult, or illustrating episodes in his earthly career.

From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.

Jainism, a sect of Hinduism, was founded in the 6th century B.C. by Mahavira, a contemporary of Buddha.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

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