త్రిశాల

Detail of a leaf with, The Birth of Mahavira (the 24th Jain Tirthankara), from the Kalpa Sutra, c.1375-1400.

త్రిశాల ( త్రిశాల మాత, మదర్ త్రిశాల, త్రిశాల దేవి, ప్రియంకరిణి, లేదా త్రిశాల రాణీగా కూడా పిలువబడుతుంది)జైనమత 24వ తీర్థంకరుడైన వర్థమాన మహావీరుని తల్లి. ఈమె ప్రస్తుతం బీహార్ లోని కుంద్‌గ్రాంకు చెందిన జైన చక్రవర్తి భార్య. ఈమె శాస్త్రీయ జైన ఆగమములు, ఆచార్య బద్రబాహుడు వ్రాసిన కల్పసూత్రాలను గురించి మరియు జైన తీర్థంకరుల జీవిత చరిత్రలను ఆవిష్కరించారు.

జీవితం

Like her son Mahavira, Trishala was born into royalty. She was daughter of Chetaka, republican president of Vaishali City. Trishala had seven sisters, one of whom was initiated into the Jain monastic order while the other six married famous kings, including Bimbisara of Magadha and Mahavira's own brother, Nandivardhana. She and her husband Siddhartha were followers of Parshva, the 23rd Tirthankara. According to Jain texts, Trishala carried her son for nine months and seven and a half days during the 6th century BC. However, Svetambaras generally believe that he was conceived by Devananda, the wife of a Brahmin and was transferred to Trishala's womb by Indra because all Tirthankaras have to be Kshatriyas.

స్వప్నాలు

Queen Trishala, Mahaviras mother has 14 auspicious dreams. Folio 4 from Kalpa sutra.

According to the Jain scriptures, Trishala had fourteen dreams after the conception of her son. In the Digambara sect of the Jaina religion, there were 16 dreams. After having these dreams she woke her husband King Siddharth and told him about the dreams. The next day Siddharth summoned the scholars of the court and asked them to explain the meaning of the dreams. According to the scholars, these dreams meant that the child would be born very strong, courageous, and full of virtue.

• Dream of an elephant
• Dream of a bull
• Dream of a lion
• Dream of Laxmi
• Dream of flowers
• Dream of a full moon
• Dream of the sun
• Dream of a large banner
• Dream of a silver urn
• Dream of a lake filled with lotuses
• Dream of a milky-white sea
• Dream of a celestial vehicle
• Dream of a heap of gems
• Dream of a fire without smoke
• Dream of a pair of fish (Digambara)
• Dream of a throne (Digambara)

Legacy

Today members of the Jain religion celebrate the event of the Dreams. This event is called Swapna Darshan and is often part of "Ghee Boli".

Content Notes

^ eldest daughter: According to the Jain Shwethambar sect Trishala was the sister of Chetaka and her sisters were instead her nieces.
^ conception: According to the Jain Shwethambar sect, a Brahmin woman named Devananda was the first one to give birth to the son. After she held the son in her stomach, the fetus was then transplanted into Trishala. Jain Digambara sect does not believe that the son was ever held by Devananda.

మూలాలు

[1] - FreeIndia.org
[2] - JainWorld [3]- Trishla Mata Temple Mahavirpuram

ఇతర లింకులు

• Kalpa Sutra text (1884 English translation)