Mahavira (महावीर lit. "Great Hero", traditonally 599 – 527 BCE)'s the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamana (Sanskrit: वर्धमान "increasing") who established what're today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. He's also known in texts as Vira or Viraprabhu, ...Sanmati, Ativira,and Gnatputra. In the Buddhist P… (More on Mahavira)