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Jain puranas give a list of twelve chakravartins (universal monarchs). They are golden in complexion. One of the chakravartins mentioned in Jain scriptures is Bharata Chakravartin. Jain texts like Harivamsa Purana and Hindu Texts like Vishnu Purana state that Indian subcontinent came to be known as Bharata varsha in his memory.
The list of 12 chakravartin of Avasarpini as per Jainism is as follows Bharata, son of Tirthankara Rishabhanatha Sagara, ancestor of Bhagiratha as in the Puranas Maghava Sanatkumara Tirthankara Ajitnatha Tirthankara Shantinatha Tirthankara Kunthunatha Tirthankara Aranatha Subhauma[ Padmanabha Harishena Jayasena Brahmadatt In Jainism, a Chakravartin Samrat was characterised by his possession of Saptaratna, or "Seven Jewels” Ratna-Chakra, a miraculous diamond serrated discus that never ...
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The 12th-century Jain scholar Hemachandracharya placed Mahavira in the 6th century BCE. According to Jain tradition, the traditional date of 527 BCE is accurate; the Buddha was younger than Mahavira and "might have attained nirvana a few years later". The place of his nirvana, Pavapuri in present-day Bihar, is a pilgrimage site for Jains.
Sep 6, 2023 · The name ‘Bharata’ remained in history and the country began to be referred to as the land of Bharata. The word Bharat also has references in Jainism and according to the Jain theory, the country was named after Bharat Chakravarti, the eldest son of First Jain Tirthankar and it is said that it is solely gift of Jainism.
Merit which leads to the highest celestial state such as Sarvārthasiddhi is said to be acquired in the Bharata, Airāvata, and Videha Kshetra. Lifetime. 1. Minimum lifetime of the Residential devas is ten thousand years. 2. Peripatetic devas is a little over one palyopama. 3. Stellar devas same as Peripatetic devas. See also. Jain cosmology
Jun 16, 2024 · Gaṅga and Sindhu rivers divide Bharata-kṣetra. Bharata, Airāvata and Videha except Uttarakuru and Devakuru are the regions of labour i.e. where spiritual effort is possible also. There are 15 regions of labour in the Two-and-half continents (dhāi-dvīpa) namely; five in Bharata, five in Airāvata and five in Videha regions. The region ...
