- 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
mention Rama as the
eighth balabhadra among the 63
salakapurusas. In Sikhism, Rama is
mentioned as
twentieth of the twenty-four divine...
-
Krishna Matha Vithoba Temple,
Pandarpur The
Jainism tradition lists 63
Śalākāpuruṣa or
notable figures which,
amongst others,
includes the twenty-four Tirthankaras...
- groups.
During the each
motion of the half-cycle of the
wheel of time, 63
Salakapurusa or 63
illustrious men,
consisting of the 12
Chakravartin regularly appear...
-
Ravana Dashagriva was a king of the
island of Lanka, and the
chief antagonist in the
Hindu epic
Ramayana in
which he was
considered as a
Rakshasa (demon)...
-
hagiographical accounts of nine
Baladevas or
Balabhadras who are
believed to be
śalākāpuruṣas (literally torch-bearers,
great personalities).
Balarama was the ninth...
- In Hinduism, Jaya and
Vijaya are the two
dvarapalakas (gatekeepers) of Vai****ha, the
abode of the god Vishnu. Due to a
curse by the four Kumaras, they...
-
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...
