Jina, masters of Jainism

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Jina, Represents one of the spiritual masters of Jainism, North West India, 15th, soapstone. Musee du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap Pro from AutoDesk.

Jainism traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Followers of Jainism are called Jains, a word derived from the Sanskrit word jina (victor) and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life. Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four victorious saviors and teachers known as tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha, who is believed to have lived millions of years ago in Jain tradition, and twenty-fourth being the Mahavira around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology. (wikipedia)

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