Shreyansanatha

Shreyansanatha
11th Jain Tirthankara

Shreyansanatha

Statue of Shreyansanatha at Jain Temple, Sarnath
Symbol Rhinoceros
Height 80 bows (240 meters)
Age 8,400,000 years
Color Golden
Parents
  • Vishnu (father)
  • Vishnudri (Vishna) (mother)
Preceded by Shitalanatha
Succeeded by Vasupujya
Born Sarnath
Moksha Shikharji

Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).[1] 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.[1]

Main Temple

Sri Digamber Jain Shreyansnath Mandir at Sarnath, Varanasi

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Tukol 1980, p. 31.

References


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