lord vrishabha
He was born to King Nabhi and Queen Marudevi at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan. According to Jain beliefs, Lord Rishabh existed before civilization developed. He taught people agriculture, tending of animals, cooking, etc. He had one hundred and one sons, and also one hundred and one pet dogs, that some books describe as being similar to our modern breed of dalmatians. His eldest - Bharat - was a chakravarti king. In the later part of his life he retired to become a monk and attained nirvana. Since he became a siddha, he is occasionally worshipped. According to the Jain beliefs, India was named Bhārata-varsha or Bhārata after him. His second son was Bahubali, whose statue stands at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka as well as at Karkala. His grandson Marichi's soul later became Lord Mahavira.He attained salvation or 'Keval gyan' or infinite knowledge at Palitana and attained liberation (moksh or nirvan) at Ashtapad mountain in Himalayas. |
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