Anantanatha

Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara

Anantanatha

Image depicting Anantanatha
Symbol Porcupine (Sehi) as per Digambara
Falcon (Baaj) as per Svetambara
Height 50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age 3,000,000 years
Color Golden
Parents
  • Simhasena (father)
  • Suyasha (mother)
Preceded by Vimalanatha
Succeeded by Dharmanatha
Born Ayodhya
Moksha Shikharji

Anantanatha was the fourteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Biography

Anantanatha was the fourteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism.[1] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] His birth date was the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Famous Temple

Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Tukol 1980, p. 31.

Sources

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