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Chakreshvari

In Jain cosmology, Chakreshvari or Apraticakra is the guardian goddess or Yakshini of Rishabhanatha. She is the tutelary deity of the Sarawagi Jain community. Along with Ambika, and Padmāvatī, Chakreshvari is one of the three yakshi that attract the most devotional worship among the Jains.

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In Jain cosmology, Chakreshvari or Apraticakra is the guardian goddess or Yakshini (attendant deity) of Rishabhanatha. She is the tutelary deity of the Sarawagi Jain community. Along with Ambika, and Padmāvatī, Chakreshvari is one of the three yakshi that attract the most devotional worship among the Jains.¹²³

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Vaśishṭha 1995, p. 53.
Krishna 2014, p. 68.
Chawdhri 1992, p. 128.

References

References

Shah, Umakant P. (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
Vaśishṭha, Rādhākr̥shṇa (1995). Art and Artists of Rajasthan: A Study on the Art & Artists of Mewar with Reference to Western Indian School of Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 9788170172840.
Krishna, Nanditha (2014). Sacred Plants of India. United Kingdom: Penguin. ISBN 9789351186915.
Chawdhri, L. R. (1992). Secrets of Yantra, Mantra and Tantra. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 9781845570224.