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  1. Other namesPārśva, Pārasanātha
    Venerated inJainism
    SymbolSnake
    Height9 cubits (13.5 feet) (traditional)
    Historicity

    Parshvanatha is the earliest Jain tirthankara who is generally acknowledged as a historical figure. According to Paul Dundas, Jain texts such as section 31 of Isibhasiyam provide circumstantial evidence th… See more

    Jain biography

    Parshvanatha was the 23rd of 24 tirthankaras in Jain tradition.
    He was born on the tenth day of the dark half of the Hindu month of Pausha to King Ashwasena and Queen Vamadevi of Varanasi. … See more

    Teachings

    Texts of the two major Jain sects (Digambara and Śvētāmbara) have different views of Parshvanatha and Mahavira's teachings, which underlie disputes between the sects. Digambaras maintain th… See more

    In literature

    The Kalpa Sūtra contains biographies of the tirthankaras Parshvanatha and Mahavira. Uvasagharam Stotra is an ode to Parshvanatha which was written by Bhadrabahu. Jinasena's Mahapurāṇa includes "… See more

     
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