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In [[Jainism]], '''Balabhadra''' or '''Baladeva''' are among the sixty-three illustrious beings called ''[[śalākāpuruṣa]]s'' 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 ''[[Tirthankara|tīrthaṅkaras]]'', twelve ''[[chakravartin]]s'', nine ''balabhadra'', nine ''narayana'', and nine ''pratinarayana''.{{sfn|Joseph|1997|p=178}} Their life stories are said to be most inspiring.<ref>{{citation|last=Jain|first=Vijay K.|title=Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara|year=2015|publisher=Vikalp Printers|isbn=9788190363976|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xI8HBgAAQBAJ|quote=Non-Copyright|p=199}}</ref> According to the Jain ''puranas'', the ''Balabhadras'' lead an ideal Jain life.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pnXAAAAMAAJ|p=146|title=Jainism and Prakrit in Ancient and Medieval India|isbn=9788173040511|author1=Jain|first1=Jagdish Chandra|last2=Bhattacharyya|first2=Narendra Nath|date=1994-01-01}}</ref><br />
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== Nine Balabhadras ==<br />
According to the ''[[Digambara]]s'' nine ''Balabhadras'' of the present half cycle of time (''[[avasarpini]]'') are:{{sfn|Doniger|1999|p=550}}<br />
* Vijaya<br />
* Acala<br />
* Bhadra<br />
* Suprabha<br />
* Sudarśana<br />
* Nandisena<br />
* Nandimitra<br />
* [[Rama in Jainism|Rāma]]<br />
* [[Balarama]] (elder brother of Krishna)<br />
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* {{citation |editor-last=Doniger |editor-first=Wendy |editor-link=Wendy Doniger |title=Encyclopedia of World Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC |date=1999 |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |isbn=0-87779-044-2 }}<br />
* {{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHnXAAAAMAAJ|title=Jainism in South India|first=P. M.|last=Joseph|date=1997|isbn=9788185692234}}<br />
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