Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra

by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words

This page describes Parshva’s congregation which is the fourth part of chapter IV of the English translation of the Parshvanatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Parshvanatha in jainism is the twenty-third Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.

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As the Lord wandered, his retinue from the day of omniscience consisted of sixteen thousand ṛṣis (sādhus), thirty-eight thousand noble sadhvīs, three hundred and fifty who knew the fourteen pūrvas, fourteen hundred who had clairvoyant knowledge, seven hundred and fifty who had mind-reading knowledge, one thousand omniscients, eleven hundred who had the art of transformation, six hundred noble disputants, one lac and sixty-four thousand laymen, and three lacs and seventy-seven thousand lay women.

Other Jainism Concepts:

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Discover the significance of concepts within the article: ‘Part 4: Parsva’s congregation’. Further sources in the context of Jainism might help you critically compare this page with similair documents:

Clairvoyant knowledge, Laymen, Fourteen purva.

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