Parshvanatha

Parshvanatha
(floreció s. VIII BC).

En el jainismo, es el 23er tirthankara, o santo, de la era actual. Fundó una orden religiosa cuyos miembros debían obedecer cuatro votos (no matar, robar, mentir ni tener posesiones; más tarde, Mahavira añadió el voto del celibato). Según la leyenda, Parshvanatha salvó a una familia de serpientes atrapada al interior de un tronco que ardía en el fuego de un ascético. Una de las serpientes, que después se reencarnó como Dharana, el señor de los infiernos de las nagas (serpientes), amparó a Parshvanatha durante una tormenta enviada por un demonio enemigo. En las esculturas y pinturas, Parshvanatha es retratado con un dosel de capuchones de cobra sobre su cabeza.

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