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Parshvanatha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this Kali Yuga ).
Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara (“Ford-maker,” i.e., saviour) of the present age, according to Jainism, a religion of India. Parshvanatha was the first Tirthankara for whom there is historical evidence, but this evidence is intricately interwoven with legend.
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Parshvanatha temple (IAST: Pārśvanātha Mandir) is a 10th-century Jain temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is now dedicated to Parshvanatha, although it was probably built as an Adinatha shrine during the Chandela period. Despite the temple's Jain affiliation, its exterior walls feature Vaishnavaite themes.
Parshvanatha (Pārśvanātha), also known as Parshva (Pārśva), was the twenty-third Tirthankara of Jainism. [3]
Suparshvanatha ( Sanskrit: सुपार्श्वनाथ Supārśvanātha ), also known as Suparśva, was the seventh Jain Tīrthankara of the present age ( avasarpini ). He was born to King Pratistha and Queen Prithvi at Varanasi on 12 Jestha Shukla in the Ikshvaku clan.
This is the story of Lord Parshvanatha – the story of his previous births, animosity with Meghmali and why Dev Dharnendra and Devi Padmavati saved him from Meghmali. This article also talks about the historic authentication of Lord Parshvanatha and the iconography.
Parshvanatha, also Pārśvanātha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), Parshva, Pārśva and Parasnath, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavriksha in this "Kali Yuga").
