Kesi was the Ganadhara of twenty third Jain Tirthankara, Parshvanatha, who is said to have met Gautama.[1]

Kesi (Ganadhara)
Parshvanath's Gandhara.
SymbolTree or Jain Chihna
Height1.8m
Personal information
Born511
(historical)
534
(traditionals)
Sarnath (ancient in Shaptārshis dynasty)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jaini 2000, p. 27.

References edit

  • Jaini, Padmanabh S. (2000), Collected Papers On Jaina Studies (First ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1691-9