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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, (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]

Jainist Terms

Jainism > Correct Knowledge, Mahavrata, Nirvana, Rishabhanatha, Tirthankaras

Historical Avatars

Avatars > Jesus Christ, Kalki, Mahavrata, Muhammad, Rishabhanatha, Rumi, Saptarishis, Swami Vivekananda

Notes

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

Footnotes

  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.