Siddhartha of Kundagrama

Siddhartha
Gaṇa Mukhya of the Nāya Republic
Gaṇa Mukhya Siddhartha instructs his courtiers to summon astrologers to interpret the dreams of his wife Trishala, Kalpa Sutra, 1503.
Other namesŚreyānśa, Yaśasvī [1]
SuccessorNandivardhana
Genealogy
Siblings
  • Supārśva
  • Yaśodayā [1]
SpouseTrishala
Children
DynastyIkshvaku dynasty
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Siddhartha was the father of Mahavira (Vardhamana), the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya ruler from the Ikshvaku dynasty[2] and the Gaṇa Mukhya of the Nāya clan in Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali. He was married to Licchavi princess Trishala (sister of Chetaka of Vaishali).[1]

The parents of Tirthankaras and their mothers in particular are worshipped among Jains and are frequently depicted in paintings and sculpture.[3] According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara Ācārāṅga Sūtra, Siddhartha and his family were devotees of Parshvanatha.[4][5]After his death, Nandivardhana became the gaṇa mukhya of the Nāya Republic.

Siddhartha and Trishala died by observing Santhara (fast unto death) when Vardhamana was 28 years of age.[6][7] Following his parents' demise, Vardhamana decided to take permission from his uncle Suparshva[8] and elder brother Nandivardhana, who dissuaded him from renouncing worldly life for two more years because he was unable to bear the loss of his parents as well as his brother, Vardhamana.[9][7]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 7, 8.
  2. ^ Sunavala 1934, p. 52.
  3. ^ Shah 1987, p. 47.
  4. ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 32.
  5. ^ Dundas 2002, p. 30.
  6. ^ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 11, 12.
  7. ^ a b "Life & Times of Lord Mahavira". www.culturalindia.net. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. ^ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 13, 14.
  9. ^ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 15, 16.

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