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Epithet of Vardhamana, the last of the 24 Tirthankaras (`Ford-makers,` i.e., saviours who promulgated Jainism), and the reformer of the Jain monastic ... [12 related articles]Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to the development of algebra.[1 related articles]
(c. 599-527 BC) Indian sage from whose teachings the Jain faith arose. At the age of 30 he turned from a life of comfort to asceticism which he practised for 12 years. At the end of this time he began to bring...