Bahubali
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Bahubali (, ) was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the brother of the chakravartin Bharata. He is a revered figure in Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for 12 years in a standing posture (kayotsarga), with climbing plants having grown around his legs. After his 12 years of meditation, he is said to have attained omniscience (kevala jnana).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.image
- Gommateshwara, Shravanabelagola.jpg
- Deity.caption
- The 57-foot (17-m) high Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola, was built in c. 983 CE
- Deity.alt
- Bahubali ಬಾಹುಬಲಿ
- Deity.other_names
- Gommateshwara, Kammateshwara
- Deity.father
- Rishabha
- Deity.mother
- Sunandā
- Deity.siblings
- Sundarī (sister) • Bharata, Nami, and 97 other (half-brothers)• Brāhmī (half-sister)
- Deity.height
- 525 bows (17 metres)
- Deity.birth_place
- Ayodhya
- Deity.moksha_place
- Ashtapada
- Deity.affiliation
- Jainism
- Deity.children
- Mahābala Somakīrti or Somayaśa (son)
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- The statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali dating 978-993 AD..jpg
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Bahubali (, ) was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the brother of the chakravartin Bharata. He is a revered figure in Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for 12 years in a standing posture (kayotsarga), with climbing plants having grown around his legs. After his 12 years of meditation, he is said to have attained omniscience (kevala jnana).
Bahubali's other names are Kammateshwara and Gommateshwara, the namesake of the Gommateshwara statue dedicated to him.