The Jain & Hindu Overlap – Kaal Bhairava (Nakoda)

Earlier in the year I had written about how a Jain Yaksha (not exactly deity), Nakoda Bhairava is a form of Shiva and aspect of the Kaal Bhairava deity. Also, in case you are not well versed with Jainism hitherto, Jainism has no other Shiva connection as far as I know. My mom just visited […]

Nakoda Bhairava – Jainism & Hinduism, what’s the connect?

Nakoda Bhairava. Nakoda is a place in Rajasthan and here you can find a much revered deity – Bhairava. Known always as Nakoda Bhairava. It is a tradition amongst jains to attach regional prefixes before the names of certain deities. For example, Shankheshwara Parshwanath is a form of Parshwanath – the 23rd Jain tirthankar of […]