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"Rishabhanatha attained moksha (release from earthly existence) on Mount Kailas in the Himalayas, the home of the Hindu god Shiva." <ref>Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. ''Rishabhanatha | Jaina Saint | Britannica.'' Encyclopedia  Britannica, 2010. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rishabhanatha.</ref>


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Rishabhanatha

Rishabhanatha, (Sanskrit: “Lord Bull”) is the first of 24 Tirthankaras (“Ford-Makers,” i.e., Avatars) of Jainism. "His name comes from the series of 14 auspicious dreams that his mother had, in which a bull (rishabha) appeared, before his birth.[1]

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"Rishabhanatha attained moksha (release from earthly existence) on Mount Kailas in the Himalayas, the home of the Hindu god Shiva." [2]

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  1. Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Rishabhanatha | Jaina Saint | Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2010. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rishabhanatha.
  2. Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Rishabhanatha | Jaina Saint | Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2010. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rishabhanatha.