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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Parshvanatha

872 BC - Today

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Parshvanatha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavriksha in this Kali Yuga). Parshvanath is one of the earliest Tirthankara who is acknowledged as a historical figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parshvanatha has received more than 783,733 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Parshvanatha is the 1,372nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,348th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from India (down from 237th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Parshvanatha ranks 1,372 out of 2,238Before him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Simon Kimbangu, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Andrew Bobola, Anna Schäffer, and Mamertus. After him are An Shigao, Rafael Merry del Val, Theodosius of Kiev, Hermann Gmeiner, Zakir Naik, and Carpocrates.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 872 BC, Parshvanatha ranks 1

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In India

Among people born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 239 out of 1,493Before him are Guru Angad (1504), Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Rani Durgavati (1524), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), and Feroze Gandhi (1912). After him are Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Zakir Naik (1965), Michael Radford (1946), D. R. Bendre (1896), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), and Baji Rao I (1700).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Parshvanatha ranks 29Before him are Tilopa (928), George Alencherry (1945), Inayat Khan (1882), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), and Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856). After him are Zakir Naik (1965), Guru Amar Das (1479), Mahinda (-285), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855).