Gomukha

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Gomukha is the yaksha attendant deity traditionally associated with the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.

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Gomukha canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf attendant deity
yaksha
associatedTirthankaraName Rishabhanatha
associatedTirthankaraNumber 1
associatedWith Rishabhanatha
attendantOf Rishabhanatha
cosmologicalRole attendant of a Tirthankara
culture Indian
deityType yaksha attendant
function protector deity
gender male
iconographicAssociation images of Rishabhanatha
linkedConcept Tirthankara attendants
yaksha-yakshini pairs
mythologicalStatus mythological being
pairedWith Cakreshvari
linked to: Chakreshvari
pantheon Jain pantheon
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Jainism
religiousCategory Jain deity
role shasanadevata
tradition Digambara Jainism
linked to: Digambara Jains

Śvetāmbara Jainism
linked to: Svetambara
veneratedBy Jains
worshipContext Jain temple iconography

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Rishabhanatha yaksha Gomukha