Padmaprabha
| Padmaprabha | |
|---|---|
| 6th Jain Tirthankara | |
 Image of Tirthankara (excavated from Kankali Tila) | |
| Details | |
| Predecessor | Sumatinatha |
| Successor | Suparshvanatha |
| Royalty | |
| Dynasty/Clan | Ikshvaku |
| Predecessor | Sridhara |
| Family | |
| Father | Sridhara (Dharana) |
| Mother | Susima |
| Kalyanaka / Important Events | |
| Born |
10221 years ago Kausambi |
| Moksha place | Sammed Shikhar |
| Characteristics/Attributes | |
| Complexion | Red |
| Symbol | Lotus |
| Height | 250 bows (750 meters) |
| Age | 3,000,000 purva (211.68 Quintillion years) |
| Kevalakāla | |
| Yaksha | Kusum |
| Yakshini | Achyuta |
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Padmaprabha was the sixth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avsarpini).[1] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Padmaprabha (also known as Padhmaprabhu swami) was born to King Shridhar Raja and Queen Susimadevi at Kausambi in the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] His birth date was the twelfth day of the Kartik krishna month of the Indian calendar.
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- Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka.
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography:, Volume 1. India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-208-X.
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