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Tirthankara

American

[tir-tuhng-ker-uh] / tɪrˈtʌŋ kər ə /

noun

Jainism.

one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.

Etymology

Origin of Tirthankara

From the Sanskrit word tīrthankara literally, passage-making

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