 Trishala had seven sisters, one of whom was initiated into the Jain monastic order while the other six married famous kings, including Bimbisara of Magadha.She and her husband Siddhartha were followers of Parshva, the 23rd Tirthankara.According to Jain texts, Trishala carried her son for nine months and seven and a half days during the 6th century BC.