Trishala

Trishala

Trishala also known as Queen Trishala, Mother Trishala, Trishala Devi, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata was the Mother of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.

Life

Trishala was a member of the Kshatriya (warrior) caste, the same caste as the mother of the Buddha. Like her son Mahavira, she was born into royalty. She was the eldest daughter of Chetaka, the King of the republic of Vaishali.cref|eldest daughter Trishala had seven sisters, one of whom was initiated into the Jain order of ascetics while the other six married famous kings, including King Bimbisara of Magadha and Mahavira's own brother, Nandivardhana. She and her husband King Siddharth of Kundgraam were followers of Parshvanath, the 23rd Jain Tirthankar. According to Jain texts, Trishala carried her son for nine months and seven and a half days during the sixth century BC. However, Shvetambars generally believe that he was conceived by Devananda, the wife of a Brahmin and was transferred to Trishala's womb by Indra because all Tirthankars had to be Kshatriyas.

Dreams

According to the Jain scriptures, Trishala had fourteen dreams after the conception of her son.cref|conception In the Digambara sect of the Jaina religion, there were 16 dreams. After having these dreams she woke her husband King Siddharth and told him about the dreams. The next day Siddharth summoned the scholars of the court and asked them to explain the meaning of the dreams. According to the scholars, these dreams meant that the child would be born very strong, courageous, and full of virtue.

* Dream of an elephant
* Dream of an bull
* Dream of an lion
* Dream of Laxmi
* Dream of flowers
* Dream of a full moon
* Dream of the sun
* Dream of a large banner
* Dream of a silver urn
* Dream of a lake filled with lotuses
* Dream of a milky-white sea
* Dream of a celestial vehicle
* Dream of a heap of gems
* Dream of a fire without smoke
* Dream of a pair of fish (Digambara)
* Dream of a throne (Digambara)

Legacy

Today members of the Jain religion celebrate the event of the Dreams. This event is called Swapna Darshan and is often part of "Ghee Boli".

Content Notes

cnote|eldest daughter|According to the Jain Shwethambar sect Trishala was the sister of Chetaka and her sisters were instead her nieces.cnote|conception|According to the Jain Shwethambar sect, a Brahmin woman named Devananda was the first one to give birth to the son. After she held the son in her stomach, the fetus was then transplanted into Trishala. Jain Digambara sect does not believe that the son was ever held by Devananda.

References

[http://www.freeindia.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=37&page=3] - FreeIndia.org
[http://www.jainworld.com] - JainWorld


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