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Tirthankaras

Tirthankaras.  Sanskrit: “Ford-maker”)  also called  Jina (“Victor”) ,  in Jainism, a savior who has succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow. . In order of their appearance, the names, signs, and colors of the Jinas of this age are….

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Tirthankaras

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  1. Tirthankaras  Sanskrit: “Ford-maker”)  also called Jina (“Victor”),  in Jainism, a savior who has succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and has made a path for others to follow. 

  2. In order of their appearance, the names, signs, and colors of the Jinas of this age are…

  3. Rishbhanatha (“Lord Bull”), or Adinatha (“Lord First”), his emblem the bull, his colour golden; • Ajita (“Invincible One”), elephant, golden • Shambhava (“Auspicious”), horse, golden • Abhinandana (“Worship”), ape, golden • Sumati (“Wise”), heron, golden • Padmaprabha (“Lotus-Bright”), lotus, red • Suparshva (“Good-Sided”), the swastika symbol, golden • Candraprabha (“Moon-Bright”), moon, white • Suvidhi, or Pushpadanta (“Religious Duties” or “Blossom-Toothed”), dolphin or makara (sea dragon), white • Shitala (“Coolness”), the shrivatsa symbol, golden • Shreyamsha (“Good”), rhinoceros, golden • Vasupujya (“Worshiped with Offerings of Possessions”), buffalo, red

  4. 13. Vimala (“Clear”), boar, golden 14. Ananta (“Endless”), hawk (ram or bear), golden 15. Dharma (“Duty”), thunderbolt, golden 16. Shanti (“Peace”), antelope or deer, golden 17. Kunthu (meaning uncertain), goat, golden 18. Ara (a division of time), the nandyavarta (an elaborated swastika, fish), golden 19. Malli (“Wrestler”), water jug, blue 20. Suvrata, or Munisuvrata (“Of Good Vows”), tortoise, black 21. Nami (“Bowing Down”), or Nimin (“Eye-Winking”), blue lotus, golden 22. Nemi, or Arishtanemi (“The Rim of Whose Wheel Is Unhurt”), conch shell, black 23.  Parshvanatha(“Lord Serpent”), snake, green 24. Vardhamana (“Prospering”), later called Mahavira (“Great Hero”), lion, golden.

  5. Mahavira

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