Marudevi
Sign in to saveAlso known as Maru, Mata Marudevi, Marudevī
thumb|Nabhi and Marudevi, Kalpasutra, Wellcome Collection, London
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- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Nabhi
- Child
- Ṛṣabhanātha
- Occupation
- queen
- Religion
- Jainism
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thumb|Nabhi and Marudevi, Kalpasutra, Wellcome Collection, London
Marudevī was the mother of the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha and the queen of King Nabhi. According to the Śvetāmbara canon, she was the first person to have attained Moksha in the current Avasarpiṇī.
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