Ṛṣabhadeva (Ādinātha)
Prehistoric (Jain tradition) · Jainism · First Tīrthaṅkara
In Jain tradition Ṛṣabhadeva, also called Ādinātha, is the first of the twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras, the “ford-makers” who show the way across the ocean of rebirth. Jains believe he lived in the far distant past, taught humanity agriculture, crafts and writing, then renounced his kingdom and attained liberation at Mount Aṣṭāpada. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa also tells of a sage-king Ṛṣabha.
Jainism · 1st Tīrthaṅkara · Aṣṭāpada