
thumb| Jain miniature painting of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, Jaipur, |300px thumb|The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable Hrim, painting on cloth, Gujarat, |300px
thumb| Jain miniature painting of 24 Jain Tirthankaras, Jaipur, |300px thumb|The 24 Tirthankaras forming the tantric meditative syllable Hrim, painting on cloth, Gujarat, |300px
In Jainism, a Tirthankara (; ) is a saviour and supreme preacher of the dharma (righteous path). The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, a fordable passage across saṃsāra, the sea of interminable birth and death. According to Jains, tirthankaras are the supreme preachers of dharma, who have conquered saṃsāra on their own and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the Tīrthaṅkara attains kevala jnana (omniscience). A Tirthankara provides a bridge for others to follow them from saṃsāra to moksha (liberation).
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