Jain Tirthankar
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Chandraprabhu Swami
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Name |
Bhagwan Chandrapabhji |
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Symbol |
The Moon |
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Father |
Mahasen Raja |
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Mother |
Laxmana Devi |
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Family Name |
Ikshvaku |
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Source of Descent |
Vijayant |
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Date of Descent |
Chaitra Krishna Paksh-5 |
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Place of Birth |
Chandrapuri |
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Date of Birth |
Paush Krishna Paksh-12 |
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Place of Enlightenment |
Chandrapuri |
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Date of Diksha |
Paush Krishna Paksh-13 |
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Date of Enlightenment |
Falgun Krishna Paksh-7 |
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Place of Nirvana |
Sammetshikhar |
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Date of Nirvana |
Bhadrapad Krishna Paksh-7 |
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Period of Practices |
3 Months |
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Age |
10 Lac Purva |
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Chief Disciple |
Datta |
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Number of Disciples |
93 |
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Number of Ascetics |
2.5 Lac |
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Head of Female Ascetics |
Sumana |
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Number of Female Ascetics |
3.8 Lac |
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Male Laity |
2.5 Lac |
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Female Laity |
4.99 Lac |
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Body Colour |
White |
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God of Organisation |
Vijay |
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Goddess of Organisation |
Bhrikuti |
In his birth as king Padma of Mangalavati town of Dhatkikhand, the being that was to become Bhagavan Chandraprabh earned Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. Spending a life time as a god in Anuttar Vijay dimension he descended into the womb of queen Lakshmana, wife of king Mahasen of Chandranana town.
During her pregnancy, one day the queen was looking at the splendors and glowing full-moon. All of a sudden she had a strange desire to drink the glowing streak of moon light. The king cleverly managed to satisfy this strange desire of a pregnant mother.
On the thirteenth day of the dark half of the month of Paush the queen gave birth to a healthy son who was fair and glowing like the moon. He was named Chandraprabh (glow of the moon).
Chandraprabh was apathetic towards the mundane pleasures and princely grandeur. After he ascended the throne his reign was short lived. He became an ascetic in the prime of his youth and just after three months of acute spiritual practices he became an omniscient. For a considerably long period he continued to enlighten the people and propagate the true religion. When his end approached he went to Sammetshikhar and after a month of long fast and meditation got liberated.
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