

Queen Trishala Mata and the Fourteen Auspicious Dreams
The fascination with dreams is associated with the connection it has to omens and predictions. In the Jain tradition, dreams have importance in literary, pictorial and religious traditions because they are connected to the Tirthankaras. The most famous dreams in the Jain tradition are the appearance of dreams to woman pregnant with Tirthankara. When a Tirthankar’s soul is conceived, his or her mother has fourteen dreams. The story of Trishala Mata revolves around the fourteen