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Lord Vasupujya was the twelfth Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.
Symbol - Buffalo
| Father |
Vasupujya |
| Mother |
Mata Jayadevi |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Place of Birth |
Champapuri |
| Source of Descent |
Pranatadevaloka |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Ashada Krishna 6 |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Falgun krishna 14 |
| Age |
7,200,000 years |
| Height |
70 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Ruddy |
| Place of Enlightenment |
Champapuri |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Pausha ku. 14 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Falgun ku. 15 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Patala (Bignonia suaveolens) |
| Place of Nirvana |
Champapuri |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Ashada su. 14 |
| First person to donate food |
Saundara |
| Period of Meditation |
1 Year |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Subhuma |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Dharani |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Kumara |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Chanda or Gandhari |
| Heaven |
Pranatadevaloka |
| No. of Muni |
72,000 |
| No. of Aryika |
1,00,000 |
| No. of Shravak |
2,15,000 |
| No. of Shravika |
4,36,000 |
Famous Vasupujya Temples
Mandar Giri Siddha Kshetra, Bounsi, Bihar
Shri Champapur Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur, Bihar
Vasupujya Marble Temple, Mylapore, Chennai
Vasupujya Swami Temple, Jamnagar, Gujrat
Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Juna bazar, Beed, Maharashtra
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