Bahubali

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• Bahubali — According to Jain Scriptures, Bahubali (also known as Gommateshvara ) was the youngest of the one hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Lord Rishabha and king of Podanpur. The ContestBahubali s elder brother, Bharat, was envious of his wealth,… …   Wikipedia

• Bahubali —    In Jain mythology Bahubali was the younger son of RISHABHA, the first TIRTHANKARA (holy teacher) in this half of the cosmic cycle, renowned for his remarkable asceticism. In a contest for control of their kingdom Bahubali defeated his older… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Bahubali — ▪ Jainism also called  Gommateshvara        According to the traditions of the Indian religion Jainism, the son of the first Tirthankara (Ford maker, i.e., saviour) Rishabhanatha. He is said to have lived many millions of years ago.       After… …   Universalium

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• Mahamastakabhisheka — close up of the head of Gommateshvara, the 17.8 m monolith of the Tirthankara Bahubali, ca 978–993 AD, at Shravanabelagola, India, being anointed with saffron every 12 years by thousands of devotees as part of the Mahamastakabhisheka festival,… …   Wikipedia

• Jainism — /juy niz euhm/, n. a dualistic religion founded in the 6th century B.C. as a revolt against current Hinduism and emphasizing the perfectibility of human nature and liberation of the soul, esp. through asceticism and nonviolence toward all living… …   Universalium

• Rishabha (Jain tirthankar) — In Jainism, Rishabh Dev (ऋषभदेव) or Adinatha (other names used: IAST|Riṣhabh, IAST|Riṣhabhanāth, Rushabh, Rushabhdev, Adinath or Adishwar; Sanskrit IAST|ṛṣabha meaning best, most excellent ) was the first of the 24 Tirthankara. He belonged to the …   Wikipedia

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• Kannada literature in the Vijayanagara Empire — refers to the body of literature composed in the Kannada language of South India during the ascendancy of the Vijayanagar Empire which lasted from the 14th through the 16th century. The Vijayanagara empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I… …   Wikipedia

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• Venur — or Venoor is a small village on he banks of the Gurupur river in the South Kanara of Karnataka, India. It was once the seat of Jainism and the capital. [cite web url=http://www.jainteerth.com/teerth/venur.asp title=Venur, Karnataka publisher=… …   Wikipedia