Balabhadra

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Rama and Lakshmana are the eighth set of Baladeva and Vasudeva according to the Jain universal history

In Jainism, Balabhadra or Baladeva are among the sixty-three illustrious beings called śalākāpuruṣas that are said to grace every half cycle of time. According to Jain cosmology, śalākāpuruṣa are born on this earth in every Dukhama-sukhamā ara. They comprise twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras, twelve chakravartins, nine balabhadra, nine narayana, and nine pratinarayana.^[1] Their life stories are said to be most inspiring.^[2] According to the Jain puranas, the Balabhadras lead an ideal Jain life.^[3]

Nine Balabhadras[edit]

According to the Digambaras nine Balabhadras of the present half cycle of time (avasarpini) are:^[4]

Vijaya
Acala
Bhadra
Suprabha
Sudarśana
Nandisena
Nandimitra
Rāma
Balarama (elder brother of Krishna)

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

↑ Joseph 1997, p. 178.
↑ Jain, Vijay K. (2015), Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara, Vikalp Printers, p. 199, ISBN 9788190363976, Non-Copyright
↑ Jain, Jagdish Chandra; Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath (1 January 1994). Jainism and Prakrit in Ancient and Medieval India. p. 146. ISBN 9788173040511.
↑ Doniger 1999, p. 550.

Sources[edit]

Doniger, Wendy, ed. (1999), Encyclopedia of World Religions, Merriam-Webster, ISBN 0-87779-044-2
Joseph, P. M. (1997), Jainism in South India, ISBN 9788185692234

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[FOOTNOTEJoseph1997178-1] Joseph 1997, p. 178.

[2] Jain, Vijay K. (2015), Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara, Vikalp Printers, p. 199, ISBN 9788190363976, Non-Copyright

[3] Jain, Jagdish Chandra; Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath (1 January 1994). Jainism and Prakrit in Ancient and Medieval India. p. 146. ISBN 9788173040511.

[FOOTNOTEDoniger1999550-4] Doniger 1999, p. 550.

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