Siddhartha of Kundagrama

Siddhartha (/sɪˈdɑːrtə, -θə/) was the father of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya King from the Ikshvaku dynasty[2] and the ruler of the Nata, or Jnatri clan in Kshatriya Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali (Basarh in modern-day Bihar).He was married to Licchavi princess Trishala (also known as Videhadatta or Priyakarni)[3] sister of King Chetaka of Vaishali.[1]

Siddhartha
King Siddhartha instructs his courtiers to summon astrologers to interpret the dreams of his wife Trishala, Kalpa Sutra, 1503.
Other names
  • Shreyansh
  • Yasasvi[1]
SuccessorNandivardhana
Personal information
Siblings
  • Suparshva
  • Yashodaya[1]
SpouseTrishala
Children
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The parents of Tirthankaras and their mothers in particular are worshipped among Jains and are frequently depicted in paintings and sculpture[4] According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara Acharanga Sutra, King Siddhartha and his family were devotees of Lord Parshvanatha.[5][6]

King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala died by observing Santhara (fast unto death) when Vardhamana was 28 years of age.[7][8] Following his parents' demise, Vardhamana decided to take permission from his uncle Suparshva[9] and elder brother Nandivardhana, who dissuaded him from renouncing worldly life for two more years because was unable to bear the loss of his parents as well as his brother, Vardhamana.[10][8]

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References
  1. Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 7, 8.
  2. Sunavala 1934, p. 52.
  3. "Mahavira, Jaina teacher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. Shah 1987, p. 47.
  5. Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 32.
  6. Dundas 2002, p. 30.
  7. Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 11, 12.
  8. "Life & Times of Lord Mahavira". www.culturalindia.net. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 13, 14.
  10. Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 15, 16.

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