Kesi was the
Ganadhara of twenty third Jain
Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a ' ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the '' dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable pass ...
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Parshvanatha, who is said to have met
Gautama
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
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Ganadhara
Indian Jain monks
7th-century BC Indian Jains
7th-century BC Jain monks
7th-century BC Indian monks
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