Rishabhanatha

 

Rishabhanatha is one of the most honoured of the Jain Tirthankaras, having been the first to preach the Jain faith in this age. Legend also credits him with teaching men the 72 accomplishments (including writing and arithmetic) and women the 64 crafts (including pottery, carpentry, and weaving). Jains believe that he had 100 sons, each of whom was 500 bow shots tall. The most famous of his sons was Bharata, the first chakravartin, or universal ruler. Rishabhanatha instituted marriage, the giving of alms, and the observance of funeral rites.

Meditation has been practiced throughout history by adherents of all the world’s religions.

Meditation may also serve as a special, potent preparation for a physically demanding or otherwise strenuous activity, as in the case of the warrior before battle or the musician before performance.

The doctrinal and experiential truths claimed by different practices of meditation are often inconsistent with each other.

part of South Asian religious belief and practice. While often employing concepts shared with Hinduism and Buddhism, the result of a common cultural and linguistic background, the Jain tradition must be regarded as an independent phenomenon rather than as a Hindu sect or a Buddhist heresy, as some earlier Western scholars believed.

part of South Asian religious belief and practice. While often employing concepts shared with Hinduism and Buddhism, the result of a common cultural and linguistic background, the Jain tradition must be regarded as an independent phenomenon rather than as a Hindu sect or a Buddhist heresy, as some earlier Western scholars believed.