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 Vishna 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]
Shreyansanatha | |
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11th Jain Tirthankara | |
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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Main Temple
editThe Sarnath Jain Tirth temple located at Sarnath, Varanasi is one of the main shrines of Shreyansanatha.
Gallery
editSee also
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Notes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b Tukol 1980, p. 31.
References
edit- 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