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777 B.C. on the summit of Mount Sammed shikhara, now named Parsvanatha hill after him.
A man of practical nature, Parsvanatha was remarkable for his organizing capacity. He organized the Sangha (Organization) efficiently for the propagation of Jainism. He is said to have visited many cities for the dissemination of Jainism.
The Jaina Sutras and the early Buddhist texts enlighten us about the doctrines and followers of Parsvanatha. The religious order founded by him was reputed for a high and rigid standard of conduct. He made four moral precepts binding upon his followers, precepts, which were later, enforced by Mahavira and Buddha upon their followers His rules were not confined only to these four precepts but they embraced many other rules laid down for the practical guidance of the fraternity and laity.
The Uttaradhyayana Sutra furnishes a dialogue, which sheds abundant light on this obscure point. The interlocutors are the two leading representatives of the
