Chandraprabha

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Chandraprabha (Template:LangxTemplate:Sfn) or Chandranatha is the eighth Tirthankara of Template:Lang of Jainism in the present age (Template:Lang). According to traditional accounts, he was born to King Mahasena and Queen Lakshmana Devi at Chandrapuri to the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to Jain texts, his birth-date was the twelfth day of the Posh Krishna month of the Indian calendar. He is said to have become a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Jain biography

Chandraprabha was the eighth Jain Tīrthankara of the present age (avasarpini).Template:Sfn He was born to King Mahasena and Queen Lakshmana Devi at Chandrapuri,Template:Sfn Varanasi on 12th day month Pausa in the Ikshvaku clan.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn[1] Nine months before the birth of Chandraprabha, Queen Lakshmana Devi dreamt the sixteen most auspicious dreams.Template:Sfn Mahasena named Tirthankar Chandraprabha because of his complexion was white as moon. According to Uttarapurana, Indra named him Chandraprabha because at his birth the earth and night-lotus were blossomed.Template:Sfn

Chandraprabha's height is mentioned as 150 dhanusha.Template:Sfn He is said to have lived for 1,000,000 purva.Template:Sfn He spent 2<math>\tfrac{1}{2}</math> lakh pūrva as youth (kumāra kāla) and ruled His kingdom for 6<math>\tfrac{1}{2}</math> lakh pūrva and 24 pūrvāṇga (rājya kāla). During his rule, Chandraprabhu was apathetic towards the ordinary delights and princely grandeur.Template:Sfn He decided to renounced his worldly life, soon after his ascension to throne and after 3 months he obtained Kevala Jnana (omniscience) while mediating under Naga tree.Template:Sfn

After a many years of spreading his knowledge, he is said to have attained nirvana at Sammed Shikharji on the seventh day of the bright half of the month of faalgun.Template:SfnTemplate:Refn

Chandraprabha is said to have been born 900 crore sagara after his predecessor, Suparsvanatha.Template:Sfn His successor, Pushpadanta, is said to have been born 90 crore sagara after him.Template:Sfn

The yaksha and yakshi of Shantinatha are Śyāma and Jvālāmālinī according to Digambara tradition and Vijaya and Bhṛkuṭi according to Śvētāmbara tradition.Template:Sfn

According to Digambara Vaidarbha Svami and Varuṉā were the chief Ganadhara and Aryika of the Chandraprabha disciples and Dinna and Vāruṇī according to Śvētāmbara.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Legacy

Worship

Jinastotrāņi is a collection of hymn dedicated to Chandraprabha along with Munisuvrata, Neminatha, Shantinatha, Mahavira, Parshvanatha and Rishabhanatha.Template:Sfn

Svayambhūstotra by Acharya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four Tīrthankaras. Its five slokas (aphorisms) are dedicated to Tīrthankara Chandraprabha.Template:Sfn

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Chandraprabha is associated with crescent moon emblem, Naga tree, Vijya or Śyāma (Dig.) & Vijya (Svet.) Yaksha and Jwalamalini (Dig.) & Bhṛkuṭi (Svet.) Yakshi.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn

In literature

Chandraprabha-charitra composed by Haribhadra is an adoration to Chandraprabha.Template:Sfn Chandraprabha is mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures.Template:Sfn

Iconography

Chandraprabha is usually depicted in a lotus or kayotsarga posture, with a crescent moon symbol beneath him;Template:Sfn each tīrthankara has a distinct emblem, which allows worshippers to distinguish similar idols.Template:Sfn Like all tirthankaras, he is depicted with a ShrivatsaTemplate:Refn and downcast eyes.Template:Sfn

The earliest known sculpture of Chandraprabha was installed by Maharajadhiraja Ramagupta of Gupta dynasty in 4th century CE. Chandraprabha has been popular amongst Jain everywhere in India. The iconography of Chandraprabha is particularly popular in Eastern India in Bihar, Bengal and Orissa. Sculptures of Chandraprabha were also popular in Jain temples, Deogarh, Khajuraho Jain temples and Sonagiri.Template:Sfn

Colossal statue

Guru mandir in Mandaragiri houses a Template:Convert monolithic statue of Chandraprabha.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Main temples

File:1000-Pillar-Temple-Moodbidri-Left-Side-View.JPG
Saavira Kambada Basadi also known as "The 1000 Pillars Temple"

Various Jain temple complexes across India feature him, and these are important pilgrimage sites in Jainism. Sonagiri, also known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar is a Siddha-Kṣetra,Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn is considered one of the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site).Template:Sfn The mulnayak is a Template:Convert rock cut image of Chandraprabhu dating back to the 5th to 6th century.Template:Sfn There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in village.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Saavira Kambada Basadi (Thousand Pillared Temple ) in Moodabidri (Jain KashiTemplate:Sfn), built in 1430 CE, is considered an architectural wonder and is one of the most important Jain centers in Karnataka.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Vijayamangalam Jain temple was built in Template:Circa by King Konguvelir of Velir dynasty.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Important Chandraprabha temple complexes include: Tijara Jain temple, Jainimedu Jain temple, Chandravati, Kumbakonam Jain Temple, Mandaragiri, Veraval, Lunwa Jain temple, Chandranatha basadi Dharmasthala, and Chandraprabha temple, Pavagadh

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ 4 Jain Tirthankaras born in Varanasi | Varanasi News – Times of India. The Times of India(August 25, 2015). Retrieved 3 September 2022.

References

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