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tirthankara

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

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Alternative form of Tirthankara.

Transliteration of Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara, “ford-maker”), from तीर्थम् (tīrtham, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the crossing across the material world.

Tirthankaras (plural) Tirthankar (alternative)

What does tirthankara mean?: A person who achieves enlightenment through asceticism and who then becomes a role-model teacher for those seeking spiritual guidance.
Where does tirthankara come from?: Transliteration of Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara, “ford-maker”), from तीर्थम् (tīrtham, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the crossing across the material world.

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