Avasarpiṇī
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Avasarpiṇī is the descending half of the cosmic time cycle in Jainism and the one in which the world is said to be at present. According to Jain texts it is marked by a decline in goodness and religio
Jaina units of time on a logarithmic scale
Jain Cosmic Time Cycle
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