Sambhavanatha
Sambhavanatha or Sambhava is the third tirthankara of the Jain religion . According to tradition, he has reached the stage of an arihant ( Hindi : अरिहन्त = "universal spiritual victor") and has freed himself from all imperfections such as hunger and thirst, illness and sleep, death and rebirth, etc.
Legend
According to ancient Indian scriptures ( Ramayana , Mahabharata , Harivamsha and Puranas ) Sambhavanatha was born the son of King Jitārī and Queen Susena in Shravasti , northern India . He was thus a member of the legendary Ikshvaku dynasty ( Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु Ikṣvāku ), to which a total of 22 of the 24 Tirthankaras belong, and was 1200 m tall. On Mount Parasnath he is said to have achieved complete liberation from the cycle of rebirths ( moksha ) and entered nirvana .
Mark
Jain statues can hardly be distinguished from one another; Sambhavanatha has a horse as an attribute, which often appears in a small square at its feet. In other cases one relies on local tradition for identification.
Adoration
Only comparatively few temples are dedicated to Tirthankara Sambhavanatha in India; the most artistically significant is in the fort of Jaisalmer , Rajasthan . In other temples he sometimes appears as a companion figure.
literature
- Kristi L. Wiley: The A to Z of Jainism . Orient Paperbacks 2014, ISBN 978-81-7094-690-8 .
