Birthplace of two Tīrthaṅkaras · Varanasi
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वाराणसी
Two of the twenty-four were born here: Supārśva, the seventh, and Pārśva, the twenty-third, whose name the hill Parasnath still carries.
By Hemacandra's reckoning, as the atlas carries it, Supārśvanātha and Pārśvanātha were born here. The two births are kept apart in the city: Supārśvanātha's temple at Bhadainī, Pārśvanātha's at Bhelupur. Pārśva's omniscience is placed here too, so the city holds three kalyāṇakas. Two more birth cities, Siṃhapurī and Candrapurī, are within a morning's walk.
The dot on the map is Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; the identification is settled by archaeology. Every site in this chapter is graded the same way, and the section says why.
माप और संख्याएँ
| Born here | Supārśvanātha · Pārśvanātha |
|---|---|
| Today | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Identification | settled by archaeology |