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Ṛṣabhānana Svāmī

ऋषभानन स्वामी

Ṛṣabhānana is teaching in Mahāvideha at this moment — the 7th of the twenty viharamāna.

He was born after the nirvāṇa of Kunthunātha, took dīkṣā with the other nineteen after the nirvāṇa of Munisuvrata, and became omniscient a month later. He stands 500 dhanuṣ and his lifespan is 84 lakh pūrva — the measure of the fourth ara, which Mahāvideha never leaves.

Scripture gives his name and this shared history. Beyond the four of Jambūdvīpa, it does not give city, vijaya or emblem, and parentage is recorded for Sīmandhara alone — so this atlas leaves them empty rather than filling them in.

Twenty Tīrthaṅkaras are teaching at this momentfour in each of the five Mahāvidehas — none of them hereall born together · all 500 dhanuṣ · all 84 lakh pūrva · nothing descends1 · Sīmandharthe one Bharat prays to2 · YugmandharaVatsa3 · BāhuNalināvatī4 · SubāhuVapra5 · Sujāta6 · Svayamprabha7 · Ṛṣabhānana8 · Anantavīrya9 · Sūraprabha10 · Viśāladhara11 · Vajradhara12 · Candrānana13 · Candrabāhu14 · Bhujaṅgama15 · Īśvara16 · Nemiprabha17 · Vīrasena18 · Mahābhadra19 · Devayaśas20 · AjitavīryaScripture records parents, city, vijaya and emblem for Sīmandhara alone; the other nineteen it names and no more.Spellings vary between reciting traditions — Viśāladhara or Viśālaprabha, Devayaśas or Devajasa.
The twenty viharamāna — Ṛṣabhānana Svāmī highlighted

Measurements and counts

Position7 of 20
Teaching inMahāvideha
Height500 dhanuṣ
Lifespan84 lakh pūrva
Recorded furthername only

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समयं गोयम! मा पमायए

Do not be heedless, Gautama, for even a single samaya.

Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 10