Bhaktamal: Vasupujya
Other Names - Shri Vasupujya Bhagwan, Shri Vasupujya Swami Bhagwan
Disciples - Shri Amar, 116 Gandhars
Aradhya - Jainism
Age: 7,200,000
Height - 70 bows
Color - Red
Place of Birth - Champapur
Birth Day - Fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Ashadh.
Nirvana Place: Champapur
Marital Status – Married
Father - King Vasupujya
Mother - Queen Jaya Devi
Famous - 12th Tirthankara of Jainism
Dynasty: Ikshvaku
Symbol (Lanchhana): Buffalo
Vasupujya Swami Ji is the 12th Tirthankara in Jainism after the eleventh tirthankara,
Shreyansanatha. He is revered for his purity, compassion, and spiritual attainment.
Among all Tirthankaras, Vasupujya Swami Ji is special because:
He achieved all five Kalyanaks (birth, renunciation, omniscience, preaching, and nirvana) at the same place — Champapuri. This makes Champapuri one of the most sacred Jain pilgrimage sites. He attained moksha (liberation) at Champapuri, freeing his soul from the cycle of birth and death.
Spiritual Teachings of Shri Vasupujya Swami Ji
❀ Ahimsa (Non-violence)
❀ Satya (Truth)
❀ Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
❀ Spiritual discipline and self-control
Interesting Facts of Shri Vasupujya Swami Ji
❀From childhood, Vasupujya Swami Ji showed deep detachment from worldly pleasures.
❀ He renounced his royal life and undertook intense penance (tapasya).
❀ Through meditation and austerity, he attained Keval Gyan (omniscience).
❀ He preached the path of Ahimsa (non-violence), truth, and self-discipline.
Vasupujya Swami Ji’s life teaches that true victory is over one’s own desires and ego, not over others.