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2.4 GODS AND CULTS
Jainism adopts worship of Shakti in a number of structures. These structures might be
placed in isolation in temple.
Goddesses worshipped in Jainism:
A. Less Known Goddesses:
1. Mothers of Tirthankars.
2. Goddess of Knowledge.
3. Dikkumaris.
4. Laxmi
B. Broadly known Goddesses:
5. Shasandevis or Shasansundaris
6. Saraswati
7. Prabodhit Devis or Dixit Devis.
The Jain philosophy perceives importance of gods and goddesses. The perceptions put forward in a few books, mantras, yantras and stotras plainly state it. On the off chance that look painstakingly, one may discover at each Jain temple gods and goddesses speaking to the chief God. They are defenders of the soul of the chief God. To start with comes a line of Tirthankars that makes a sum of twenty-four Tirthankars. They are:
Table: 2.1 - Twenty four Tirthankar's detail. Source: (Tirthankar, 2014)
Shashan Devi Colour Maru-Devi Golden Vijaya-Devi Golden Golden
Sena
60,00,000
Siddhartha
Golden
50,00,000
Sumangla
Golden
40,00,000
Susima
Red
30,00,000
Prithvi
Golden
20,00,000
Lakshamana
White
10,00,000
White
2,00,000
Golden
1,00,000
Golden 84,00,000
Red
72,00,000
Golden
60,00,000
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sr.No Name
1
2
3
4
Rishabhanatha (Adi Bull
Ajitanatha
Sambhavanatha
Abhinandananatha
Sumatinatha
Padmaprabha
Suparshvanatha
Chandraprabha
Pushpadanta
Shitalanatha
Shreyanasanatha
Emblem
Vasupujya
Vimalanatha
Elephant
Horse
Monkey
Heron
Padma
Swastika
Crescent Moon
Crocodile
Shrivatsa
Rhinoceros
Buffalo
Boar
25
Rama
Sunanda
Vishnudri
Vijaya
Suramya
Age
84,00,000
72,00,000
