Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Rama’s moksha (emancipation) which is the fourteenth part of chapter X of the English translation of the Jain Ramayana, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. This Jain Ramayana contains the biographies of Rama, Lakshmana, Ravana, Naminatha, Harishena-cakravartin and Jaya-cakravartin: all included in the list of 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 14: Rāma’s mokṣa (emancipation)
His omniscience having arisen, the blessed worshipful Rāma enlightened persons capable of emancipation for twenty-five years on earth. Having passed a life of fifteen thousand years, his purpose accomplished, he undertook śaileśī and reached an abode giving eternal delight and bliss.
END OF THE JAINA RĀMĀYAṆA.