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Mahavira

[ muh-hah-veer-uh ]

Mahavira

/ ˌmɑːhəˈvɪərə /

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  1. 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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