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 |
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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.