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Mahāvīra ( " Great Hero ", Mahāvīra, Mahāvīran and Arukaṉ ) is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna (; traditionally 599 – 527 BCE ) who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism.
According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara.
In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan.
He is also known in texts as Vira or Viraprabhu, Sanmati, Ativira, and Gnatputra.
In the Buddhist Pali Canon, he is referred to as Nigantha Nātaputta and Gyatra Putta.
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