Tirthankara Tirthankara — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Tirthankara is from the Sanskrit Tīrthaṅkarā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Tirthankara is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Tīrthaṅkarā ford-maker Jain-Tirthankara-related + Sanskrit tīrtha crossing + kara maker + foundational central Tīrthaṅkara foundational-central-Sanskrit-Ford-maker-across-Samsara Jain-spiritual-teacher-24-founder-of-Dharma foundational-central-Jain-founding-role + foundational central 24-Tīrthaṅkaras of-Jain-tradition foundational-central Ṛṣabha-Nātha-Adinath 1st + Ajita-Nātha + Sambhava-Nātha + Abhinandana-Nātha + Sumati-Nātha + Padmaprabha + Suparshva-Nātha + Chandra-Prabha + Suvidhi-Nātha + Śītala-Nātha + Śreyāṃsa-Nātha + Vasupūjya + Vimala-Nātha + Ananta-Nātha + Dharma-Nātha + Śānti-Nātha + Kuntha-Nātha + Ara-Nātha + Malli-Nātha + Muni-Suvrata + Nami-Nātha + Nemi-Nātha + Pārśva-Nātha + Mahāvīra 24th foundational-central-24-Tīrthaṅkaras of-Jain-tradition + foundational central Mahāvīra 599-527 BCE foundational-central-24th-Tīrthaṅkara last-Jain-Tīrthaṅkara contemporary-of Buddha founder-of-current-Jain-Dharma + foundational central Pārśva-Nātha 872-772 BCE 23rd-Tīrthaṅkara reformed-Jain-tradition + foundational central Ṛṣabha-Nātha Adinath 1st-Tīrthaṅkara son-of Nabhirāja + Marudevī founder-of Yoga + Agriculture in Bhāgavata Purana Canto 5 Chapter 5 foundational-central-Ṛṣabha-Adinath narrative + foundational central Jain-Āgamas 45-canonical-texts foundational-central-Śvetāmbara-Digambara Purva-canon + Aṅga-canon + Upāṅga-canon + Chedasūtra + Mūlasūtra + Cūlikāsūtra-canons foundational-central-Jain-canon + foundational central Kalpa-Sūtra by Bhadrabāhu 4-3 c. BCE Jain-Tīrthaṅkara-biographies foundational-central + foundational central Tattvārtha-Sūtra by Ᾱcārya Umāsvāti 2nd c. CE 10-chapters foundational-central-Jain-Ratna-triple-Right-view Right-knowledge Right-conduct + foundational central Sammed-Śikharaji Parasnath-Hills Jharkhand foundational-central-Jain-Tīrtha where 20-of-24-Tirthankaras attained-Moksha + Palitana Śatruñjaya Gujarat foundational-central-Jain-Tirtha + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 10:32 sargāṇām ādir antaś ca madhyaṃ caivāham arjuna + foundational pan-Jain heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.