Purnabadra
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Purnabadra is a yaksha who serves as chief of the Southern yakshas. He is mentioned alongside Manibhadra in the Harivamsa Purana and is noted as one of the most popular yakshas in Jain tradition.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Harivamsa Purana (783 A.D.) as chief of Southern yakshas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bahuputrika
- allied with
- Manibhadra
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Manibhadra and Purnabadra yakshas and Bahuputrika yakshini have been the most popular. Manibhadra and Purnabadra yakshas are mentioned a chief of yakshas, Manibhadra of Northern ones and Purnabadra of Southern ones.”
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