Śalākāpuruṣa
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According to the Jain cosmology, the Śalākāpuruṣa "illustrious or worthy persons" are 63 illustrious beings who appear during each half-time cycle. They are also known as the triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣa. The
Mahavira was the last Tirthankara and Salakapurusa of this descending time cycle as per the Jain Universal History
Lord Shantinatha, the sixteenth Jain Tirthankara was also a Chakravarti
Rama and Lakshmana are the eighth set of Baladeva and Vasudeva according to the Jain universal history
Shantinatha
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Śāntinātha or Śānti is the sixteenth tīrthaṅkara of Jainism in the present age. According to Jain beliefs, he was one of the three tirthankaras to have also held the status of a Chakravarti and a Kama
A 12th century Jain idol of Tirthankara Shantinatha at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
King Megharath, one of the Shantinatha previous incarnation, saving pigeons life by sacrificing his own limbs
King Dharma Mitra offering first meal to tirthankara Shantinatha, 19th century (Digambara Tradition)
Miniature painting of Shantinatha surrounded by ascetics, devotees and animals, 18th century