EditorialBronze figure of a tirthankara, from Deccan, India, 11-12th. The followers of Jainism believe in 24 tirthankaras, the last of whom was Mahavira (about 540-468 BCE), a contem- porary of Buddha. Tirthankara means "fordmaker" because they help their fol...
EditorialBronze figure of a tirthankara, from Deccan, India, 11-12th. The followers of Jainism believe in 24 tirthankaras, the last of whom was Mahavira (about 540-468 BCE), a contem- porary of Buddha. Tirthankara means "fordmaker" because they help their fol...