| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Combat | ATK 2 DEF 9 SPR 9 SPD 3 INT 9 |
Tirthankar | Jain
The 23rd tirthankar and the first that most scholars accept as historical, Parsvanatha lived around the 9th–8th century BCE and founded a monastic community that survived unbroken to Mahavira’s time. He taught a fourfold restraint — non-violence, truth, non-stealing, and non-possession — to which Mahavira later added a fifth: celibacy. His symbols are a serpent hood and cobra canopy, and his yakshi attendant Padmavati (associated with serpents) is among the most widely venerated figures in Jain popular devotion.
Parallels: John the Baptist (historically attested precursor whose community feeds into the next great teacher); Elijah (prophet whose tradition is inherited and completed by a successor). See also: Mahavira (Vardhamana), [Yaksha and Yakshi](#yaksha-and-yakshi----the-guardian-attendants)
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