- voting-etymology of the word, i.e. they are
called salakapurusa,
because they are men-that-count. The
tradition of
salakapurusas or Jain
universal history started with...
- karmas.
According to Jain texts, sixty-three
illustrious beings,
called śalākāpuruṣas, are born on this
earth in
every Dukhama-sukhamā ara. The Jain universal...
-
illustrious beings called śalākāpuruṣas that are said to
grace every half
cycle of time.
According to Jain cosmology,
śalākāpuruṣa are born on this earth...
- Jain
Texts also
mentioned Rama as the
eighth balabhadra among the 63
salakapurusas. In Sikhism, Rama is
mentioned as one of twenty-four
divine avatars...
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Krishna Matha Vithoba Temple,
Pandarpur The
Jainism tradition lists 63
Śalākāpuruṣa or
notable figures which,
amongst others,
includes the twenty-four Tirthankaras...
-
Ravana is a
mythological demon-king of the
island of
Lanka and the
chief antagonist in the
Hindu epic Ramayana. In the Ramayana,
Ravana is
described as...
-
hagiographical accounts of nine
Baladevas or
Balabhadras who are
believed to be
śalākāpuruṣas (literally torch-bearers,
great personalities).
Balarama was the ninth...
-
Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, romanized: Paraśurāma, lit. 'Rama with an axe'), also
referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama
Bhargava and Virarama, is the...
-
Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also
known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a
daitya king
featured in Hinduism. He is the
grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant...
-
Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana) also
known as
Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'),
Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'),
Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s...
