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Agnijaṭin (अग्निजटिन्) (or Jvalanajaṭin, Vahnijaṭin) is the name of a Vidyādhara king, according to chapter 4.1 [śreyāṃsanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Now there is a city Rathanūpuracakravāla, the ornament of the southern row on Mount Vaitāḍhya. There lived a king of the Vidyādharas, Jvalanajaṭin, whose magnificence was unequaled, resembling a flame in brilliance. His chief-queen was named Vāyuvegā, the supreme abode of Prīti, slow in gait like a swan. By this queen a son, who was named Arkakīrti from the sight of a sun in a dream, was borne to the king. In time he had a daughter, also, named Svayamprabhā, because of the sight in a dream of a digit of the moon by whose own light the sky was made white. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 23: Conquest of southern half of Bharata by Tripṛṣṭha < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]

Part 6: Fourth incarnation as Amitatejas < [Chapter I - Five previous incarnations]

Part 20: Rivalry for Svayamprabhā < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]

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