Trishala Devi

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

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Trishala Devi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure in Jain tradition ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Priyakarini NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen Trishala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trishala Mata NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPlace Kundagrama NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRegion present-day Bihar, India ⓘ
associatedWith 24th Tirthankara ⓘ
child Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn Mahavira Jayanti celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture ancient Indian ⓘ
family Licchavi clan (by marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIconography depicted experiencing auspicious dreams ⓘ
depicted with infant Mahavira ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance mother of a Tirthankara ⓘ
hasVisionOf auspicious dreams before Mahavira’s birth ⓘ
influenced Jain devotional narratives about motherhood ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Jain canonical literature ⓘ
Kalpa Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
motherOf Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfAuspiciousDreams 14 GENERATED ⓘ
relatedTo Nata clan (Mahavira’s lineage) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
roleInTradition symbol of auspicious motherhood ⓘ
symbol of purity ⓘ
spouseOf Siddhartha of Kundagrama NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ
title Queen of Kundagrama ⓘ
veneratedAs mother of Mahavira ⓘ
veneratedIn Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Trishala → alsoKnownAs → Trishala Devi ⓘ