Jain tirthankara Chandraprabha

Bhagavân Chandraprabha (श्रीचन्द्रप्रभ)

Tirthankara Chandraprabha

                             (8th Tirthankara)

Name               ..............Chandra Prabhu
Father's Name............ Mahasen
Mother's Name ...........Sulakshana
Birth Place        ............Chandrapuri
Birth Thithi       ............ pause ku.12
Diksha Thithi   .............pause ku.13
Kevalgyan Thithi ........falgun ku. 7
Naksharta       ..............Anuradha
Diksha Sathi   .............1,000
Shadhak Jeevan ........1,00,000 purva less 24 puvang
Age Lived       ...............10,00,000 purva
Lakshan Sign   ............Chandrama
Neervan Place ............Sammed Shekhar
Neervan Sathi ............1000
Neervan Thithi ............bhadrapad ku. 7
Colour               ..............Sukla

Bhagwan Chandra Parbha was the eighth Tirthankar of Jainism. His father was king Mahasen and mother queen Sulakshana. At the time of Chandra Prabha birth mother desired to swallow the nector of the moon. Her desire was fulfilled and she gave birth a child with a moon like coplexion. So the child was called Chandra Prabhu. The symbol of Chandra Prabha is half moon.
After ruling his kingdom for a long time , he got Diksha. He meditate several months and attained kaivalya. He roamed several places and served the society, preached religion. In last days he went to samed sikhar with his one thousand follower monks. All of them got Nirvana after meditating one month.

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