Nirgrantha

Nirgrantha

A Nirgrantha (Sanskrit: निर्ग्रन्थ nirgrantha, Pali: निगंठ nigaṇṭha "free from all ties") is a term that specifically refers to Jains in religious and philosophical works from the Indian religions. Mahavira (family name Jain Prakrit: Ṇāyaputtē), the most recent Jain tirthankara and a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, is referred to as the Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta in the Pāli Tipiṭaka.a person who has attained kevalya can be a nirgrantha. kevalya is the divine knowledge according to jain literature and is attained after harsh meditation and removal of all evils from the mind.

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