Articles discussing Aranatha
Jainism in Orissa
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969
“The history of Jainism in Orissa goes back to the days of Parsvanatha while legendary accounts push back the date still further to the time of the eighteenth Tirthankara Lord Aranatha, who is believed to have received his first alms in the metropolis of Rayapura.”
The Beginning of Jainism in Ancient Orissa
Ananda Chandra Sahoo · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984
“Ancient Orissa had been linked with the activities of the Jaina Tirthankaras. Aranatha, the eighteenth Tirthankara had received his first alms in the city of Rayapura (Rajpura), the metropolis of Kalinga country.”
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