Showing posts with label chakravarti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chakravarti. Show all posts
Saturday
Arahnath
Arahnath was Eighteenth Jain Teerthankar and also a Chakravarti.
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Shantinath
Shantinath was sixteenth Jain Teerthankar and also a Chakravarti.
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santinatha,
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Wednesday
Chakravarti
Chakravarti means a mythical emperor. According to Jain mythology, there were 12 Chakravartis, as following:
1. Bharat
2. Sagar
3. Maghava
4. Sanatkumar
5. Shanti
6. Kunthu
7. Arah
8. Subhoum
9. Padm
10. Harishen
11. Jaysen
12. Bramhdatt
1. Bharat
2. Sagar
3. Maghava
4. Sanatkumar
5. Shanti
6. Kunthu
7. Arah
8. Subhoum
9. Padm
10. Harishen
11. Jaysen
12. Bramhdatt
Bharat
Bharat was the eldest son of Rishabh, the first Jain Tirthankar. He became a Chakravarti (Mythical Emperor) by defeating all other kingdoms.
India was named as Bhaarat after Chakravarti Bharat. Reference to this fact is seen in major Hindu purans and Jain texts.
India was named as Bhaarat after Chakravarti Bharat. Reference to this fact is seen in major Hindu purans and Jain texts.
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bharat,
chakravarti,
chakravartin
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