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23 Tirthankars
1. Tirthankars are
just like us.
Tirthankars in each half time cycle. Name them in the correct
2. There are order.
3. They attain Tirthankar Näm karma in a certain Bhav. How many lives later do they attain Nirvana? For example, Shäntinäth attained Tirthankar Näm karma in the life of Please read the important story of his beliefs in that life.
4. The soul is immortal. From what point in the journey of the soul are the lives of a Tirthankar counted?
Do all Tirthankars have the same number of lives before they attain Nirvana?
5. What is one of the main things that Tirthankars do after they attain Keval-jnän?
6. Tirthankars are also known as
and
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