Vardhamana
[ vahr-duh-mah-nuh ]
nounJainism.
a semilegendary teacher, believed to have died c480 b.c., who reformed older doctrines to establish Jainism in its present form: regarded as the twenty-fourth and latest Tirthankara.
- Also called Vardhamana Mahavira, Mahavira.
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British Dictionary definitions for Vardhamana
Vardhamana
/ (ˌvɑːdəˈmɑːnə) /
noun
See Mahavira
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