>Editor2020 Changing short description from "Area in Jain cosmology at the apex of the universe, which is where the Jains believe people who have become arihants and tirthankaras go after they die and attain moksha" to "Area in Jain cosmology where the Jains believe people who have become arihants and tirthankaras go after they die and attain moksha" (Shortdesc helper) |
Revised and enhanced article content |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Short description|Apex of the universe in Jain cosmology}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
[[File:Siddha Shila.svg|thumb|Siddhashila as per the [[Jain cosmology]]]] | [[File:Siddha Shila.svg|thumb|Siddhashila as per the [[Jain cosmology]]]] | ||
{{Jainism}} | {{Jainism}} | ||
'''Siddhashila''' is an area in [[Jain cosmology]] at the apex of the universe, which is where the [[Jainism|Jains]] believe people who have become ''[[Arihant (Jainism)|arihant]]s'' and ''[[ | '''Siddhashila''' is an area in [[Jain cosmology]] at the apex of the universe, which is where the [[Jainism|Jains]] believe people who have become ''[[Arihant (Jainism)|arihant]]s'' and ''[[tirthankara]]s'' go after they die and attain ''[[Moksha (Jainism)|moksha]]''. Such people are called ''[[Siddha#Jainism|siddhas]]'' after they discard their mortal body, hence the origin of the term.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Culture of India |last=Kuiper |first=Kathleen |page=150 |year=2010 |publisher=[[Rosen Publishing Group]] |isbn=9781615301492}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Kevala | * [[Kevala jnana]] | ||
* [[Jainism and non-creationism]] | * [[Jainism and non-creationism]] | ||
* [[Timeline of Jainism]] | * [[Timeline of Jainism]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
===Citations=== | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
===Sources=== | |||
* {{citation |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |author-link=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=Jain Community: A Social Survey |url={{Google books|FWdWrRGV_t8C|plainurl=yes}} |date=1980 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |location=Bombay |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-317-12346-3 }} | |||
{{Jainism topics}} | {{Jainism topics}} | ||
[[Category:Moksha | [[Category:Moksha]] | ||
[[Category:Jain cosmology]] | [[Category:Jain cosmology]] | ||
{{Jainism-stub}} | {{Jainism-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:59, 17 November 2025
| Part of a series on |
| Jainism |
|---|
 |
Siddhashila is an area in Jain cosmology at the apex of the universe, which is where the Jains believe people who have become arihants and tirthankaras go after they die and attain moksha. Such people are called siddhas after they discard their mortal body, hence the origin of the term.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kuiper, Kathleen (2010). The Culture of India. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 150. ISBN 9781615301492.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Sangave, Vilas Adinath (1980), Jain Community: A Social Survey (2nd ed.), Bombay: Popular Prakashan, ISBN 978-0-317-12346-3
| Gods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | |||||
| Branches |
| ||||
| Practices | |||||
| Literature | |||||
| Symbols |
| ||||
| Ascetics | |||||
| Scholars | |||||
| Community | |||||
| Jainism in |
| ||||
| Jainism and | |||||
| Dynasties and empires | |||||
| Related | |||||
| Lists | |||||
| Navboxes | |||||
| This Jainism-related article is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |