Siddharthapura, Siddhārthapura, Siddhartha-pura: 2 definitions

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Siddhārthapura (सिद्धार्थपुर) is name of an ancient city, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Kulabhūṣaṇa related to Rāma: “[...] Ratnaratha and Citraratha took initiation. After death they became very magnificent gods, Atibala and Mahābala, in the heaven Acyuta. They fell and descended into the womb of Queen Vimalā, chief-queen of King Kṣemaṅkara in Siddhārthapura. In course of time Vimalā bore two sons: I, Kulabhūṣaṇa, and Deśabhūṣaṇa here. [...]”.

Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra

Siddhārthapura (सिद्धार्थपुर) is the name of a village visited by Mahāvīra during his tenth year of spiritual-exertion.—From the Anārya Lāḍha region the Lord was going to ‘Siddhārthapura’ and from there to ‘Kūrmagrāma’ and Gośālaka was with him, too. From Siddhārthapura, the Lord reached Vaiśālī.

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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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