RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Mahavira
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Tirthankara
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Jivas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spiritual conquerors of the past, those who have attained salvation are called Tirthankaras They are the “makers of the river crossing.” Thirthankaras are significant because they symbolize the means of traversing the realm of samsara to salvation beyond.
Detailed explanation-2: -A tirthankara appears in the world to teach the way to moksha, or liberation. A Tirthankar is not an incarnation of the God. He is an ordinary soul that is born as a human and attains the states of a Tirthankar as a result of intense practices of penance, equanimity and meditation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spiritual goal of Jainism is to become liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth and to achieve an all-knowing state called moksha.