Shreyansanatha
Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).[2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shreyansanatha was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishnu Devi at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar.[2]
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11th Jain Tirthankara | |
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Venerated in | Jainism |
Predecessor | Shitalanatha |
Successor | Vasupujya |
Symbol | Rhinoceros[1] |
Height | 80 bows (240 meters) |
Age | 8,400,000 years |
Color | Golden |
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- Sridigamber Jain Temple, Simhapuri, Sarnath, near Varanasi, the birthplace of Shreyansanath.
- Gouche and Silver on paper painting, Gujarat, 18th century.
- Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji
- Footprint at Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji
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Notes
- Tandon, Om Prakash (2002) [1968], Jaina Shrines in India (1 ed.), New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, pp. 44–5, ISBN 81-230-1013-3
- Tukol 1980, p. 31.
References
- Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Shreyamsanathacaritra (Book 4.1 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
- Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: Karnatak University
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