Tirthkar: 1 definition

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Tirthkar means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Tirthkar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Tirthankara.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tirthkar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the twenty-four leading religious preceptors of Jainism, the last of them being Lord Mahavir..—tirthkar (तीर्थंकर) is alternatively transliterated as Tīrthaṃkara.

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