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TIRTHAMKARAS FROM RSABHA TO ARISTANEMI
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be little doubt that the author of the Bhagavata here has the fifth Jaina Tīrthamkara in mind, who however, according to him, was the grandson of Rṣabha.
PADMAPRABHA OR SUPRABHA
The sixth Tirthamkara, unlike the first five, was not a Kosalan but was born in the adjoining Vatsa territory in the famous city of Kauśāmbī. His parents were king Dhara and queen Susīmā. His sacred tree was chatrābha and his disciples were Suvrata and Rati. He lived for 30 lakh years and had a height of 250 dhanusas. He had his nirvāņa on Sammeya.25
SUPĀRSVA
The seventh Tīrthamkara Supārśva was born at Vārāṇasī and his parents were king Pratistha and queen Pṛthvi. His height, 200 dhanusas, lifespan 20 lakh years, chief disciples, Vidarbha and Somā. Širişa was his sacred tree. He died on the Sammeya mountain.26
CANDRAPRABHA
The eighth Tirthamkara Candraprabha is also known as Śasi and was born at Candrapura. Scholars identify it with Candrāvatī, a modern village near Kāśī.27 This Tīrthamkara had a height of 150 dhanusas and a lifespan of one million years. He was the son of Mahasena and Lakṣmaṇā of that town. His sacred tree was nāgavṛkṣa, and he died on Sammeya mountain. Diņņa and Sumanā were his chief disciples.28
PUSPADANTA OR SUVIDHI
The ninth Tirthaṁkara was the son of Sugrīva and Rāmā of Kākandi. It is identified with Kakan in the Monghyr district, Bihar.29 Here are his statistics-height, 100 dhanusas, lifespan, 2 lakh years; sacred tree māli or malli: disciples, Varāha and Vāruṇī; nirvāṇa, Sammeya mountain.30
SĪTALANĀTHA
The tenth was the son of Drdharatha and Nanda of Bhaddilapura. This place has tentatively been identified with Bhadia, a village in Hazaribagh district, Bihar. His sacred tree was pilanka and chief disciples, Ananda and Sulasă. He attained liberation on mount Sammeya at the age of one lakh years.32
| SR No. | 022803 |
| Book Title | Comprehensive History Of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Aseem Kumar Chatterjee |
| Publisher | Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 360 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 28 MB |