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#01 of 24 Tirthankara
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| Father's Name | Nabhi |
| Mother's Name | Marudevi |
| Birth Place | Ayodhya |
| Birth Tithi | Chatra ku. 8 |
| Diksha Tithi | Chatra ku. 8 |
| Kevalgyan Tithi | falgun ku. 8 |
| Naksharta | Uttrashadha |
| Diksha Sathi | 4000 |
| Shadhak Jeevan | 1,00,000 purva |
| Age Lived | 84,00,000 purva |
| Lakshan Sign | Vrushabha |
| Neervan Place | Asthapad |
| Neervan Sathi | 10000 |
| Neervan Tithi | madha ku. 13 |
Rishabha (Rsabha) was the first Jina hence he is often called Adi-natha. He is mentioned in most of the Hindu Puranas, Markandeya, Kurma, Vayu, Garuda, Brahmanda, Varaha, Linga, Vishnu, Skandha etc, with Bhagavat giving the most details. In the past he was always portrayed with long hair.
Rsabha was the first arhat. As a king, he was the pioneer in the fields of agriculture, trade and commerce, and crafts. He developed these for the good of his people. He was the first to set up a social organization and administrative machinery for it. He became an ascetic in pursuit of spiritual attainments and was canonized as an Arhat. Then he began to preach his religion. This event belongs to that period of pre-history when human civilization was in its infancy. Primitive people were being settled in villages in organized communities. Arhat Rsabha lit into every heart the fire, which burnt in himself. The tradition of the arhats was born and it flowed unfettered till the time of Parsva who was a historical figure. The earlier arhats are considered to be pre-historic....