Padmaprabha
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6th Jain Tirthankara | |
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| Venerated in | Jainism |
| Predecessor | Sumatinatha |
| Successor | Suparshvanatha |
| Symbol | Lotus |
| Height | 250 bows (750 meters) |
| Age | 3,000,000 purva (211.68 Quintillion years) |
| Color | Red |
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Padmaprabha was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avsarpini). 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 and Queen Susimadevi at Kausambi in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Kartik krishna month of the Indian calendar.
Biography
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 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.[citation needed]
Association
Padmaprabha is associated with Red Lotus emblem, Chatrabha tree,[2] Manovega (Dig.) & Mangupta (Svet.) Yaksha and Syama Achyuta (Svet.) Yakshi.[3]
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Padmaprabhu Tonk, Shikharji -
Footprint at Padmaprabhu Tonk, Shikharji -
Padmaprabha Temple, Madhuban -
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Padmaprabhu Jain Temple at Mahudi -
idol at Padmaprabhu Jain Temple at Mahudi
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Tukol 1980, p. 31.
- ^ Krishna & Amirthalingam 2014, p. 46.
- ^ Tandon 2002, p. 44.
References
- Krishna, Nanditha; Amirthalingam, M. (2014) [2013], Sacred Plants of India, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-9-351-18691-5
- Tandon, Om Prakash (2002) [1968], Jaina Shrines in India (1 ed.), New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, ISBN 81-230-1013-3
- Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
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