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Parswanatha

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the name of the twenty-third of the deified saints of the Jainas in the present aera. Parswanatha and Mahavira, the twenty-fourth, are greatly revered, especially in Hindostan. In a suburb of Benares, called Belupura, there is a temple honored as the, birthplace of Parswanatha. See JAINAS.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Parswanatha'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/parswanatha.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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