Chakravarti (Sanskrit term)

=== Notes on selected Jain Chakravartins ===

=== Notes on selected Jain Chakravartins ===

'''Harisena''' is named in Jain universal history as the tenth of the twelve Cakravartins of the present [[avasarpiṇī]]. In Jain tradition, [[Guṇabhadra_(Jain_monk)|Gunabhadra's]] ''[[Uttarapurana]]'' places him in the tīrtha of [[Munisuvrata|Munisuvratanatha]] and describes his acquisition of the Cakravartin jewels and treasures, his digvijaya (six parts of [[Jain_cosmology|Baharat-Shetra]], and his later renunciation after seeing a lunar eclipse, which served as a reminder of the transience of worldly glory. He gave the kingdom to his son Mahasena, accepted ascetic discipline under the monk Srinaga. After a life of rigorous penance, he was reborn in [[Jain_cosmology|Sarvarthasiddhi]], the highest of the five [[Jain_cosmology|Anuttara heavens]] in Jain cosmology.{{cite web |title=उत्तरपुराण--गुणभद्राचार्य, पर्व 67 |url=https://nikkyjain.github.io/jainDataBase/shastra/05_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97/02_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3--%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF/html/67.html |website=Jain Database |language=hi |access-date=24 April 2026}}

'''Harisena''' is named in Jain universal history as the tenth of the twelve Cakravartins of the present [[avasarpiṇī]]. In Jain tradition, [[Guṇabhadra_(Jain_monk)|Gunabhadra's]] ''[[Uttarapurana]]'' places him in the tīrtha of [[Munisuvrata|Munisuvratanatha]] and describes his acquisition of the Cakravartin jewels and treasures, his digvijaya (six parts of [[Jain_cosmology|Baharat-Shetra]]), and his later renunciation after seeing a lunar eclipse, which served as a reminder of the transience of worldly glory. He gave the kingdom to his son Mahasena, accepted ascetic discipline under the monk Srinaga. After a life of rigorous penance, he was reborn in [[Jain_cosmology|Sarvarthasiddhi]], the highest of the five [[Jain_cosmology|Anuttara heavens]] in Jain cosmology.{{cite web |title=उत्तरपुराण--गुणभद्राचार्य, पर्व 67 |url=https://nikkyjain.github.io/jainDataBase/shastra/05_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97/02_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3--%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF/html/67.html |website=Jain Database |language=hi |access-date=24 April 2026}}

=== The 14 Ratnas of a Chakravartin ===

=== The 14 Ratnas of a Chakravartin ===