• Jainism

  • Buddhism

  • Hinduism

  • Sikhism


In Jainism, a tirthankara (Sanskrit: tīrthaṅkara; English: literally a ford-maker) is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path). The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the saṃsara.