Trishala Devi

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Trishala Devi is revered in Jain tradition as the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.

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Trishala Devi canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure in Jain tradition ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Priyakarini ⓘ
Queen Trishala ⓘ
Trishala Mata ⓘ
associatedPlace Kundagrama ⓘ
associatedRegion present-day Bihar, India ⓘ
associatedWith 24th Tirthankara ⓘ
child Mahavira ⓘ
commemoratedOn Mahavira Jayanti celebrations ⓘ
linked to: Mahavir Jayanti
culture ancient Indian ⓘ
family Licchavi clan (by marriage) ⓘ
hasIconography depicted experiencing auspicious dreams ⓘ
depicted with infant Mahavira ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance mother of a Tirthankara ⓘ
hasVisionOf auspicious dreams before Mahavira’s birth ⓘ
influenced Jain devotional narratives about motherhood ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Prakrit ⓘ
mentionedIn Jain canonical literature ⓘ
Kalpa Sūtra ⓘ
linked to: Kalpa Sutra
motherOf Mahavira ⓘ
numberOfAuspiciousDreams 14 ⓘ
relatedTo Nata clan (Mahavira’s lineage) ⓘ
linked to: Nata clan
religion Jainism ⓘ
roleInTradition symbol of auspicious motherhood ⓘ
symbol of purity ⓘ
spouseOf Siddhartha of Kundagrama ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ
title Queen of Kundagrama ⓘ
veneratedAs mother of Mahavira ⓘ
veneratedIn Jainism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trishala → alsoKnownAs → Trishala Devi ⓘ
Queen Trishala → alsoKnownAs → Trishala Devi ⓘ