Pārśva or Paras was the twenty-third Tirthankara "Ford-Maker" in Jainism

Jainism

Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...

 (traditionally 877

870s BC

-Events and trends:*879 BC—Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.*879 BC—Kalhu is dedicated. Some historians say that Assurnasirpal II gives a banquet for 69,574 persons to celebrate it....

–777 BCE

770s BC

-Events and trends:*778 BC—Agamestor, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 17 years and is succeeded by his son Aeschylus.*776 BC–394 AD—Era of the ancient Greek Olympic Games.*776 BC—First Olympic Games, according to Diodorus Siculus ....

). He is the earliest Jain leader generally accepted as a historical figure. Pārśva was a nobleman belonging to the Kshatriya

Kshatriya

*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...

 varna.
Parshva lived a life of a nobleman for 30 years and was never married before renouncing the world to become a monk. He meditated for 84 days before attaining kevalajñāna

Kevala Jnana

In Jainism, ' or ' , "Perfect or Absolute Knowledge", is the highest form of knowledge that a soul can attain. A person who has attained is called a Kevalin, which is synonymous with Jina "victor" and Arihant "the worthy one"...

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