Triśalā

Trishala
Mother of last Tirthankara
Kalpa Sūtra miniature of Queen Trishala (bottom) and her auspicious dreams, c. 1472.
Other namesPriyakarini , Videhadatta
Genealogy
Parents
  • Keka (father)
  • Yaśomatī (mother)
SiblingsChetaka
SpouseSiddhartha
Children
DynastyLicchavi clan (by birth)
Ikshvaku dynasty (by marriage)

Trishala, also known as Videhadatta, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala), was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Gaṇa Mukhya, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, of present-day Bihar. She finds mention in the Jain texts.

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