Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra is a major Jain epic text by Acharya Hemachandra that narrates the lives of the 63 illustrious figures of Jain tradition, including the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain epic text
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Sanskrit literature ⓘ religious biography ⓘ |
| aimsTo | present ideal Jain conduct through exemplars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Trishashtishalakapurushacharitra
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Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jain monastic scholarship ⓘ |
| author | Acharya Hemachandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigureIn | Hemachandra’s literary corpus ⓘ |
| describes |
12 Chakravartins
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24 Tirthankaras ⓘ 63 Shalaka Purushas NERFINISHED ⓘ 9 Baladevas ⓘ 9 Prativasudevas NERFINISHED ⓘ 9 Vasudevas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ Rishabhanatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | illustrious Jain personages ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| includes |
cosmological descriptions
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karmic narratives ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jain narrative literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 7 ⓘ |
| period | 12th century ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many printed editions) ⓘ |
| subject | Jain universal history ⓘ |
| tradition | Svetambara Jain tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Jain religious education ⓘ |
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