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'''Siddhartha''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|d|ɑr|t|ə|,_|-|θ|ə}}) was the father of [[Mahavira]], the 24th and last [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]]. He was a [[Kshatriya]] King from the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]{{sfn|Sunavala|1934|p=52}} and the ruler of the Nata, or Jnatri clan in  Kshatriya Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali ([[Basarh]] in modern-day [[Bihar]]).He was married to [[Licchavi (clan)|Licchavi]] princess [[Trishala]] (also known as Videhadatta or Priyakarni)<ref name=EB>{{cite web|title=Mahavira, Jaina teacher|url=http://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahavira-Jaina-teacher|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> sister of [[King Chetaka]] of Vaishali.<ref name = EA />
'''Siddhartha''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|d|ɑr|t|ə|,_|-|θ|ə}}) was the father of [[Mahavira]], the 24th [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]]. He was a [[Kshatriya]] King from the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]{{sfn|Sunavala|1934|p=52}} and the ruler of the Nata, Ainwar(Light), Gyat or Jnatri clan in  Kshatriya Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali ([[Basarh]] in modern-day [[Bihar]]).He was married to [[Licchavi (tribe)|Licchavi]] princess [[Trishala]] (also known as Videhadatta or Priyakarni)<ref name=EB>{{cite web|title=Mahavira, Jaina teacher|url=http://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahavira-Jaina-teacher|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref> sister of [[King Chetaka]] of Vaishali.<ref name = EA />


The parents of Tirthankaras and their mothers in particular are worshipped among Jains and are frequently depicted in paintings and sculpture{{sfn|Shah|1987|p=47}}
The parents of Tirthankaras and their mothers in particular are worshipped among Jains and are frequently depicted in paintings and sculpture{{sfn|Shah|1987|p=47}}
According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara [[Acharanga Sutra]], King Siddhartha and his family were devotees of [[Parshvanatha|Lord Parshvanatha]].{{sfn|Kailash Chand Jain|1991|p=32}}{{sfn|Dundas|2002|p=30}}
According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara [[Acharanga Sutra]], King Siddhartha and his family were devotees of [[Parshvanatha|Lord Parshvanatha]].{{sfn|Kailash Chand Jain|1991|p=32}}{{sfn|Dundas|2002|p=30}}After his death, [[Nandivardhana of Kundagrama|Nandivardhana]] became the king of the dynasty.


King Siddhartha and Queen [[Trishala]] died by observing ''[[Santhara]]'' (fast unto death) when [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]] was 28 years of age.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=11,12}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Life & Times of Lord Mahavira|url=https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-religions/mahavira.html|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.culturalindia.net|language=en}}</ref> Following his parents' demise, [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]] decided to take permission from his uncle Suparshva<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=13,14}}</ref> and elder brother Nandivardhana, who dissuaded him from renouncing worldly life for two more years because was unable to bear the loss of his parents as well as his brother, [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=15,16}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
King Siddhartha and Queen [[Trishala]] died by observing ''[[Santhara]]'' (fast unto death) when [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]] was 28 years of age.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=11,12}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Life & Times of Lord Mahavira|url=https://www.culturalindia.net/indian-religions/mahavira.html|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.culturalindia.net|language=en}}</ref> Following his parents' demise, [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]] decided to take permission from his uncle Suparshva<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=13,14}}</ref> and elder brother Nandivardhana, who dissuaded him from renouncing worldly life for two more years because was unable to bear the loss of his parents as well as his brother, [[Mahavira|Vardhamana]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mahāprajña|first=Acharya|url=https://books.jvbharati.org/pdf/jvbebook/9288737452.pdf|title=Shraman Mahavira|publisher=Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan|year=1974|location=Ladnun|pages=15,16}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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Siddhartha
King Siddhartha instructs his courtiers to summon astrologers to interpret the dreams of his wife Trishala, Kalpa Sutra, 1503.
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  • Shreyansh
  • Yasasvi[1]
SuccessorNandivardhana
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  • Suparshva
  • Yashodaya[1]
SpouseTrishala
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Siddhartha (/sɪˈdɑːrtə, -θə/) was the father of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya King from the Ikshvaku dynasty[2] and the ruler of the Nata, Ainwar(Light), Gyat or Jnatri clan in Kshatriya Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali (Basarh in modern-day Bihar).He was married to Licchavi princess Trishala (also known as Videhadatta or Priyakarni)[3] sister of King Chetaka of Vaishali.[1]

The parents of Tirthankaras and their mothers in particular are worshipped among Jains and are frequently depicted in paintings and sculpture[4] According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara Acharanga Sutra, King Siddhartha and his family were devotees of Lord Parshvanatha.[5][6]After his death, Nandivardhana became the king of the dynasty.

King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala died by observing Santhara (fast unto death) when Vardhamana was 28 years of age.[7][8] Following his parents' demise, Vardhamana decided to take permission from his uncle Suparshva[9] and elder brother Nandivardhana, who dissuaded him from renouncing worldly life for two more years because was unable to bear the loss of his parents as well as his brother, Vardhamana.[10][8]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 7, 8.
  2. ↑ Sunavala 1934, p. 52.
  3. ↑ "Mahavira, Jaina teacher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Shah 1987, p. 47.
  5. ↑ Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 32.
  6. ↑ Dundas 2002, p. 30.
  7. ↑ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 11, 12.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Life & Times of Lord Mahavira". www.culturalindia.net. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 13, 14.
  10. ↑ Mahāprajña, Acharya (1974). Shraman Mahavira (PDF). Ladnun: Jain Vishwa Bharati Prakashan. pp. 15, 16.

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