Chakreshvari

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Chakreshvari is a protective Jain goddess and attendant deity (yakshini) associated with the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha, often depicted with multiple arms and a chakra (discus).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cakreshvari 1
Chakreshvari canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain goddess ⓘ
yakshini ⓘ
associatedWith first Tirthankara ⓘ
linked to: Rishabhanatha

power ⓘ
protection ⓘ
victory over obstacles ⓘ
attendantOf Rishabhanatha ⓘ
belongsToTradition Jain devotional tradition ⓘ
category Jain protective deities ⓘ
Yakshini in Jainism ⓘ
linked to: Yakshini
cosmicRole yakshini of the first Tirthankara ⓘ
depictedWith crown ⓘ
halo ⓘ
function guardian of Tirthankara’s doctrine ⓘ
protector of devotees ⓘ
gender female deity ⓘ
hasAspect benevolent aspect ⓘ
martial aspect ⓘ
hasAttribute chakra ⓘ
multiple arms ⓘ
hasIconography holds chakra in one or more hands ⓘ
multiple weapons in hands ⓘ
seated or standing on Garuda ⓘ
hasMount Garuda ⓘ
hasTitle Chakreshvari Devi ⓘ
languageName Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedConcept chakra as weapon of protection ⓘ
nameInSanskritScript चक्रेश्वरी ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
role protective goddess ⓘ
symbol discus ⓘ
typeOf shasanadevi ⓘ
linked to: Sharada
veneratedAt Jain temples dedicated to Rishabhanatha ⓘ
worshipForm individual devotion ⓘ
temple ritual ⓘ
worshippedBy Digambara Jains ⓘ
Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ
linked to: Svetambara

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Rishabhanatha → yakshini → Chakreshvari ⓘ
Gomukha → pairedWith → Cakreshvari ⓘ
linked to: Chakreshvari