About this deity
Mahavira was the last of the twenty-four original Jina in Jainism traditions.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Jainism Religion · Transtheistic · 1 mythJainism is a religion practiced by a group of people who originated from India.
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Mythological stories including Mahavira
- Jain Kalachakra Continuity myth
Nuthsell
Followers of Jainism do not believe there was a formal creation event by a deity. It is believed that the universe always existed and flows through the course of time in cycles, much like seasons. For that reason, Jainism represents a continuity myth instead of a creation myth.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Mahavira." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 23 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/719. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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OMNIKA (2020, June 23). Mahavira. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/719
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Mahavira." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 23, 2020. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/719.
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