Mahahari, Mahāhari: 1 definition
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Mahahari means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMahāhari (महाहरि) is the father of Hariṣeṇa: one of the Cakrins (Cakravartins), according to chapter 1.6 [ādīśvara-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: “[...] In Bharata there will be twenty-three other Arhats and eleven other Cakrins. [...] The Cakrins will belong to the gotra of Kaśyapa, gold-color, and eight of them will go to mokṣa. [...] Padma, the son of Jvālā and Padmottara, in Vārāṇasī, will live for thirty thousand years, twenty bows tall. In Kāmpīlya, Hariṣeṇa will be son of Merā and Mahāhari, living for ten thousand years, fifteen bows tall. These two will live while Muni and Nami are wandering (as Tīrthaṅkaras)”.
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Full-text: Nikartana, Harishena, Mera, Jvala, Padma, Padmottara.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: Hariṣeṇa’s parents (king Mahāhari and queen Merā) < [Chapter XII - Śrī Hariṣeṇacakricaritra]
Part 8: Future Cakrins < [Chapter VI]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
11. The story of Harisena < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.12-13 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Uttaradhyayana Sutra (by Hermann Jacobi)