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| Tir·than·ka·ra [ teer thúngkərə ] (plural Tir·than·ka·ras) |
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traditional Jain holy man: a traditional holy man of Jainism, belonging to a group believed to have attained personal immortality through enlightenment, and by their teaching to have made a path for others to follow
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| [Mid-19th century. < Sanskrit tīrthaṁkaraḥ "ford maker" < tīrtham "ford, passage" + kṛ- "make"] |
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