Padmaprabha
Padmaprabha | |
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6th Jain Tirthankara | |
Image depicting Tirthankara Padmaprabha | |
Details | |
Predecessor | Sumatinatha |
Successor | Suparshvanatha |
Royalty | |
Dynasty/Clan | Ikshvaku |
Predecessor | Sridhara |
Family | |
Parents |
Sridhara (Dharana) (father) Susima (mother) |
Kalyanaka / Important Events | |
Born |
10221 years ago Kausambi |
Moksha place | Sammed Shikhar |
Characteristics/Attributes | |
Complexion | Red |
Symbol | Lotus |
Height | 250 bows (750 meters) |
Age | 3,000,000 purva (211.68 Quintillion years) |
Kevalakāla | |
Yaksha | Kusum |
Yakshini | Achyuta |
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Padmaprabha was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avsarpini).[1] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Padmaprabha (also known as Padhmaprabhu swami) was born to King Shridhar Raja and Queen Susimadevi at Kausambi in the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] His birth date was the twelfth day of the Kartik krishna month of the Indian calendar.
Famous Temple
Padampura Jain Temple,Jaipur,Rajasthan
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Padmaprabha. |
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References
- Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka.
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography:, Volume 1. India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-208-X.
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