The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2020 page)

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abha
(Skt., ‘bull’). In Jainism, the first
t
rtha
kara
of our present
avasarpi
, who is also given the title
din
tha
. An extremely popular figure in Jainism, he is credited by Jains with having founded the organization of human society, establishing
caste
, law, monarchy, and agriculture.
abha is mentioned in the Hindu
Bh
gavata-pur
a
as a minor incarnation of
Vi
u
, which probably reflects the popularity of his cult in the medieval period.

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