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Parshvanatha

872 BC - 772 BC

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Pārśvanātha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 tīrthaṅkaras ("Ford-Maker" or supreme preacher of Dharma) of Jainism. According to traditional accounts, he was born to King Aśvasena and Queen Vāmādevī of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the north west Indian city of Varanasi in 9th century BCE. Pārśvanātha is the earliest Jaina tīrthaṅkaras who is acknowledged as possibly a historical figure: with some teachings attributed to him that may be accurately recorded, and a possible historical nucleus within the legendary accounts of his life from traditional hagiographies. Historians consider that he may actually have lived between c. 8th to 6th century BCE, founding a proto-Jaina ascetic community which subsequently got revived and reformed by Mahāvīra (6th or 5th century BCE). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Parshvanatha is the 1,138th most popular religious figure (up from 1,181st in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from India (down from 206th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Parshvanatha ranks 1,138 out of 3,187. Before him are Lars Levi Laestadius, Ibn Sa'd, Mariam Baouardy, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Anthony Mary Claret, and Jānis Pujats. After him are Johann Eck, Ram, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Henry Benedict Stuart, and Kurt Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 872 BC, Parshvanatha ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 772 BC, Parshvanatha ranks 1. After him is Shalmaneser IV.

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    Parshvanatha

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    872 BC - 772 BC

    HPI: 65.82

    Rank: 1

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In India

Among people born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 219 out of 1,861. Before him are Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Shah Shuja (1616), Vidyapati (1352), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Deepak Chopra (1946), and Mumtaz (1947). After him are Sikandar Lodi (1450), Madhvacharya (1199), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), and Vinoba Bhave (1895).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 24. Before him are George Alencherry (1945), Anthony de Mello (1931), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), and Nirmala Joshi (1934). After him are Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), Jayadeva (1170), Śāntarakṣita (725), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Coutts (1945), and Meher Baba (1894).

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