Avakinnayo Karakandu

Avakinnayo Karakandu or Karakanda (Odia: ଅଭକିଣ୍ଣୟୋ କରକଣ୍ଡ, Devanagari: अभकिण्णयो करकण्ड) was a powerful legendary Jain emperor of Kalinga (Odisha and North Andhra), who is said to have lived in around 9th century BCE. He is a celebrated hero of many Jain and Buddhist religious scriptures. Ancient Buddhist text of Kumbhakara Jataka mentions him to be the Pratyekabuddha or the enlightened living being. Karakandu was a great devotee of the 23rd Jain tirthankar Parshvanatha who preached Jainism in Kalinga around 850 B.C.

Avakinnayo Karakandu

Avakinnayo Karakandu or Karakanda (Odia: ଅଭକିଣ୍ଣୟୋ କରକଣ୍ଡ, Devanagari: अभकिण्णयो करकण्ड) was a powerful legendary Jain emperor of Kalinga (Odisha and North Andhra), who is said to have lived in around 9th century BCE. He is a celebrated hero of many Jain and Buddhist religious scriptures. Ancient Buddhist text of Kumbhakara Jataka mentions him to be the Pratyekabuddha or the enlightened living being. Karakandu was a great devotee of the 23rd Jain tirthankar Parshvanatha who preached Jainism in Kalinga around 850 B.C.