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Jain Tirthankar

 

 

Suparasvanath Swami

 

Name

Suparasvanath Swami

Symbol

Swastik And Five Snake Hood Above Head

Father

Pratisth Raja

Mother

Prathvi Devi

Family Name

Ikshvaku

Source of Descent

Graiveyak

Date of Descent

Krishna Paksh 8

Place of Birth

Varanasi

Date of Birth

Shukla Paksh 12

Place of Enlightenment

Varanasi

Date of Diksha

Jyeshtha Shukla Paksh 13

Date of Enlightenment

Falgun Krishna Paksh 6

Place of Nirvana

Sammetshikha

Date of Nirvana

Krishna Paksh 7

Period of Practices

Months

Age

Lac Purva

Chief Disciple

Vidarbh

Number of Disciples

95

Number of Ascetics

3 Lac

Head of Female Ascetics

Soma

Number of Female Ascetics

4.3 Lac

Male Laity

2.57 Lac

Female Laity

4.93 Lac

Body Colour

Golden

God of Organisation

Matang

Goddess of Organisation

Shanta

 

The being that was to be Suparshvanath had done harsh penance and deep spiritual practices in his earlier birth as king Nandisen of Kshetrapuri. He then reincarnated as a god in the sixth Graveyak dimension.

From the dimension of gods this soul descended into the womb of queen Prithvi Devi, wife of king Pratishthasen of Varanasi. During her pregnancy the queen did not lose her normal shapely figure, as generally happens. As her flanks still remained attractive, the child, when born, was named Suparshva.

When Suparshva became young he was married and later ascended the throne. He ably conducted the affairs of he state and looked after the well being of his people. One day while he was enjoying the nature sitting at the roof top, he observed the falling of leaves and wilting of flowers. Suddenly he became aware of the transient nature of life. This gave a rising to the feeling of detachment and desire for spiritual upliftment. He gave his kingdom to his son and became an ascetic. After nine months of disciplined practices he became an omniscient on the sixth day of the dark half of the month of Phalgun. For a long period he worked for the spread of right knowledge. He got liberated on the seventh day of the bright half of he month of Palgun at Sammetshikhar.

 

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