Trishala

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Trishala is revered in Jain tradition as the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Trishala canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure in Jain tradition ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Priyakarini ⓘ
Trishala Devi ⓘ
Videhadatta ⓘ
associatedPlace Kundagrama ⓘ
surface form: Kundagrama (near Vaishali, traditional site)
associatedWith Mahavira ⓘ
surface form: 24th Tirthankara
birthPlaceTradition Videha ⓘ
surface form: Videha region (traditional attribution)
child Mahavira ⓘ
commemoratedOn Mahavir Jayanti ⓘ
surface form: Mahavira Jayanti celebrations
culturalRole ideal Jain mother ⓘ
describedAs mother of the 24th Tirthankara ⓘ
dreamsInterpretedBy royal priests (according to Jain texts) ⓘ
dreamsSignified birth of a great spiritual teacher ⓘ
family Lichchhavi dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Licchavi clan (traditional attribution)
honoredBy Jain communities in India ⓘ
Jains ⓘ
surface form: Jain diaspora communities worldwide
honorificTitle Queen Trishala ⓘ
husbandTitle King of Kundagrama ⓘ
iconography often depicted with infant Mahavira ⓘ
knownFor auspicious dreams before Mahavira’s birth ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Prakrit ⓘ
marriedTo Siddhartha of Kundagrama ⓘ
surface form: Siddhartha
mentionedIn Kalpa Sutra ⓘ
surface form: Kalpa Sūtra (Śvetāmbara text)

various Jain Purāṇas ⓘ
motherOf Mahavira ⓘ
numberOfDreamsInDigambaraTradition 16 ⓘ
numberOfDreamsInSvetambaraTradition 14 ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
roleInTradition auspicious mother of a Tirthankara ⓘ
spouseOf Siddhartha of Kundagrama ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ
traditionHolds observed religious vows ⓘ
practiced ethical living in accordance with Jain values ⓘ
veneratedIn Digambara Jains ⓘ
surface form: Digambara Jainism

Svetambara ⓘ
surface form: Śvetāmbara Jainism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahavira → mother → Trishala ⓘ