Bhagwan Rishabhdev

Author(s): Subhadramuni
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust

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( BHAGWAN RISHABHDEV
The three main religions in India are Jain, Buddha and Vaidik (Hindu religion). All these agree that the source of religiousness is many billion years old. As per Jain religion, in the present times, Bhagwan Rishabhdev spread religion for the first time on the earth. In addition to religion, he was the first to give training for agriculture, trade, art, sculpture, politics and government to people. He was the first King of the world, first Shraman (Sanyasi or ascetic) and the first Tirthankar also. That's why he is known as Adinath or "First Tirthankar".
The eldest son of Rishabhdev, Bharat, became the first Chakravarty Samrat. On his name our country became popular as Bharatvarsh.
Bhagwan Rishabhdev was a popular leader as well as a religious leader. For the development of human society, he inspired man for hard work and then also showed the path of retirement for inner peace. After establishing the social administration system and government, he accepted the path of renouncement and set a great example of balance between luxuries and detachment.
In addition to Jain literature, the biography of Bhagwan Rishabhdev is also found in Rugved and Shrimad Bhagvat Puran etc. Finding many similarities between Bhagwan Rishabhdev and Bhagwan Shivshankar, historians wonder whether they are the two different forms of a single great person because both of them had made the development of people their goal in life.
We have presented this biography of Bhagwan Rishabhdev based on the ancient Jain religious books Adi Puran and Trishashti Shalaka Purush.
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