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Mahavira
[ muh-hah-veer-uh ]
Mahavira
/ ˌmɑːhəˈvɪərə /
noun
- MahaviraVardhamana599 bc527 bcMIndianMISC: asceticRELIGION: religious teacherRELIGION: founder of Jainism the title of Vardhamana 599–527 bc , Indian ascetic and religious teacher, regarded as the founder of Jainism
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The organization into communities was made by Buddha2065 and, apparently contemporaneously, by Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
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