Padmaprabha

Padmaprabha
6th Jain Tirthankara

Image depicting Padmaprabha

Image depicting Tirthankara Padmaprabha
Symbol Lotus
Height 250 bows (750 meters)
Age 3,000,000 purva (211.68 Quintillion years)
Color Red
Parents
  • Sridhara (Dharana) (father)
  • Susima (mother)
Preceded by Sumatinatha
Succeeded by Suparshvanatha
Born Ayodhya
Moksha Shikharji

Padmaprabha was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avsarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Padmaprabha (also known as Padhmaprabhu swami) was born to King Shridhar and Queen Susimadevi at Kausambi in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Kartik krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Biography

Padmaprabha was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avsarpini).[1] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Padmaprabha (also known as Padhmaprabhu swami) was born to King Shridhar and Queen Susimadevi at Kausambi in the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] His birth date was the twelfth day of the Kartik krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Association

Padmaprabha is associated with Red Lotus emblem, Chatrabha tree,[2] Manovega (Dig.) & Mangupta (Svet.) Yaksha and Syama Achyuta (Svet.) Yakshi.[3]

Famous Temple

See also

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