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                  Home  » Resources » Glossary » Triṣaṣṭi-śalākā-puruṣa-caritra

                  Triṣaṣṭi-śalākā-puruṣa-caritra

                  Great man’ – also known as a mahā-puruṣa – whose story is told in Jain Universal History. Born in each progressive and regressive half-cycle of time, there are five types of ‘great men’:

                  • 24 Jinas
                  • 12 Cakravartins
                  • 9 Baladevas
                  • 9 Vāsudevas
                  • 9 Prati-vāsudevas.
                  Synonyms:
                  63 Great Men, great men, Śalākā-puruṣa, Tri-ṣaṣṭi-śalākā-puruṣa-caritra
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