Adinatha

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Adinatha, also known as Rishabhanatha, is revered as the first Tirthankara in Jainism and a foundational spiritual teacher in the Jain tradition.

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Adinatha canonical 3
Adinath 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tirthankara
mythological figure
religious leader
spiritual teacher
alsoKnownAs Rishabhadeva NERFINISHED
Rishabhanatha NERFINISHED
associatedConcept Tirtha (ford-maker across samsara) NERFINISHED
associatedFestival Mahavir Jayanti (as part of Tirthankara veneration) NERFINISHED
associatedPractice asceticism
meditation
associatedVirtue compassion
renunciation
self-discipline
associatedWith Digambara Jain tradition NERFINISHED
Jain cosmology
Mount Kailash (in some Jain traditions) NERFINISHED
Śvetāmbara Jain tradition NERFINISHED
attains kevala jnana (omniscience)
centralTo Jain narrative of the origin of civilization
cosmicRole establisher of Jain dharma in current time cycle
familyRelation father of Bahubali (in Jain tradition)
father of Bharata (in Jain tradition)
gender male
hasIconographicFeature bull emblem on pedestal or base
long hair falling on shoulders (in some depictions)
seated or standing in meditation posture
hasPlaceOfWorship Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, Delhi (as one of the main deities) NERFINISHED
various Jain temples in India
honorificTitle Lord Rishabha NERFINISHED
influences Jain ethics
Jain monastic tradition
mentionedIn Jain Purāṇas NERFINISHED
Kalpa Sūtra NERFINISHED
positionInSequence first Tirthankara
religion Jainism
role foundational spiritual teacher in Jainism
symbol bull
teaches non-possessiveness (aparigraha)
non-violence (ahimsa)
truth (satya)
traditionallyRegardedAs first king of the current time cycle in Jain cosmology
first law-giver in Jain tradition
organizer of human society
veneratedAs omniscient being (kevalin)
worshippedBy Jains NERFINISHED

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Rishabhanatha otherName Adinatha
Bawangaja Jain temple hasStatueOf Adinatha
this entity surface form: Adinath
Bawangaja Jain temple dedicatedTo Adinatha
this entity surface form: Adinath