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The phonetic transcription for Pārśvanātha is Pārśvanātha. At least that is how it is in Sanskrit. Parshwanath (with schwa-reduction) is an approximation of Hindi and Gujarati pronunciation. Wrong information removed.
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(The phonetic transcription for Pārśvanātha is Pārśvanātha. At least that is how it is in Sanskrit. Parshwanath (with schwa-reduction) is an approximation of Hindi and Gujarati pronunciation. Wrong information removed.) |
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'''Padmāvatī''' is the protective goddess or śāsana devī (शासनदेवी) of [[Parshvanatha|Pārśvanātha]] | '''Padmāvatī''' is the protective goddess or śāsana devī (शासनदेवी) of [[Parshvanatha|Pārśvanātha]], the twenty-third [[Jain]] [[tirthankara|tīrthāṅkara]], complimenting Parshwa yaksha, the shasan deva.{{Sfn|Cort|2010|p=186}} She is a yakshi (attendant goddess) of Parshwanatha.{{sfn|Cort|1987|pp=235–255}} | ||
== Jain Biography == | == Jain Biography == | ||