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Kangaru14

Do the Tirthankaras, siddhas, and yakshis have different names in Sanskrit and Prakrit?

Do the important figures of Jainism have different names in the languages of Sanskrit and Prakrit?

Specifically I'm asking about the following figures, whose names seem to be Sanskrit, so I would like to know what their Prakrit equivalents are, assuming the names are not identical in the two languages:

  • Rishabhanatha / Adinatha
  • Bharata
  • Bahubali / Gommateshwara
  • Shantinatha
  • Neminatha / Arishtanemi
  • Ambika / Kusmandini
  • Parshvanatha
  • Mahavira / Vardhamana

Posted Feb 23, 2023, 12:22 AM UTC

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