Kesi (Ganadhara)
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Kesi (Ganadhara) | |
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Parshvanath's Gandhara. | |
Symbol | Tree or Jain Chihna |
Height | 1.8m |
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Born | 511 (historical) 534 (traditionals) Sarnath (ancient in Shaptārshis dynasty) |
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Kesi was the Ganadhara of twenty third Jain Tirthankara, Parshvanatha, who is said to have met Gautama.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Jaini 2000, p. 27.
References[edit]
- Jaini, Padmanabh S. (2000), Collected Papers On Jaina Studies (First ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1691-9
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