Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra is a major Jain epic text by Acharya Hemachandra that narrates the lives of the 63 illustrious figures of Jain tradition, including the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain epic text ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ
religious biography ⓘ
aimsTo present ideal Jain conduct through exemplars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Trishashtishalakapurushacharitra ⓘ
Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra ⓘ
associatedWith Jain monastic scholarship ⓘ
author Acharya Hemachandra ⓘ
linked to: Acharya Hemacandra
centralFigureIn Hemachandra’s literary corpus ⓘ
describes 12 Chakravartins ⓘ
24 Tirthankaras ⓘ
63 Shalaka Purushas ⓘ
9 Baladevas ⓘ
9 Prativasudevas ⓘ
linked to: Prativasudevas

9 Vasudevas ⓘ
linked to: Vasudevas

Mahavira ⓘ
Rishabhanatha ⓘ
focusesOn illustrious Jain personages ⓘ
genre hagiography ⓘ
includes cosmological descriptions ⓘ
karmic narratives ⓘ
influenced later Jain narrative literature ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
narrativeForm verse ⓘ
numberOfVolumes 7 ⓘ
period 12th century ⓘ
placeOfComposition Gujarat ⓘ
religion Jainism ⓘ
script Devanagari (in many printed editions) ⓘ
subject Jain universal history ⓘ
tradition Svetambara Jain tradition ⓘ
linked to: Svetambara
usedIn Jain religious education ⓘ

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Rishabhanatha → scripturalSource → Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra ⓘ
Hemachandra → notableWork → Triṣaṣṭi-śalākā-puruṣa-caritra ⓘ
linked to: Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Charitra