Parshvanata
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Pārśvanātha (), or ' and Pārasanātha''', was the 23rd of 24 tīrthaṅkaras ("Ford-Maker" or supreme preacher of Dharma) of Jainism. Pārśvanātha is the earliest Jaina tīrthaṅkara'' who is acknowledged as probably a historical figure, with some teachings attributed to him that may be accurately recorded, and a possible historical nucleus within the legendary accounts of his life from traditional hagiographies. Historians consider that he may have lived between 8th to 6th century BCE, founding a proto-Jaina ascetic community which subsequently got revived and reformed by Mahāvīra (6th or 5th centur
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.deity_of
- 23rd Tirthankara
- Deity.image
- Shankheshwar Parshvanath 1.jpg
- Deity.caption
- The ancient idol of Parshvanatha at Shankheshwar, Gujarat
- Deity.alt
- Statue of Parshvanatha seated in the lotus posture
- Deity.other_names
- Pārśva, Pārasanātha
- Deity.venerated_in
- Jainism
- Deity.symbol
- Snake
- Deity.color
- Green
- Deity.birth_date
- c. 872 BCE (traditional)
- Deity.moksha_date
- c. 772 BCE (traditional)
- Deity.father
- Aśvasena
- Deity.mother
- Vāmādevī
- Deity.tree
- Ashok
- Deity.height
- 9 cubits (13.5 feet) (traditional)
- Deity.age
- 100 years (traditional)
- Deity.predecessor
- Neminatha
- Deity.successor
- Mahavira
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Tirthankara
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kashi
- Place of birth
- Varanasi
- Place of death
- Shikharji
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- Tirthankara
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Jainism
- Series
- Tirthankara
- Image
- Parshwanatha from the Kakatiya time period.jpg
- Height
- 9
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- color
- blue
- date of birth
- 0872-00-00
- date of death
- 0772-00-00
- Commons category
- Parshvanatha
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Article · Deutsch
Parshvanata, Parshvanatha oder Parshva (ca. 877–777 v. Chr.) – im Deutschen manchmal auch nur „Parsnath“ – war der Überlieferung zufolge der 23. Tirthankara (‚Furtbereiter‘) und somit der unmittelbare Vorläufer Mahaviras. Er soll vier der fünf Gebote des Jainismus formuliert haben und wird deshalb von einigen als der eigentliche Begründer dieser in Indien beheimateten Religion angesehen.
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