Shreyansanatha

Shreyansanatha
11th Jain Tirthankara
Shreyansanatha
Statue of Shreyansanatha at Jain Temple, Sarnath
Venerated in Jainism
Predecessor Shitalanatha
Successor Vasupujya
Symbol Rhinoceros[1]
Height 80 bows (240 meters)
Age 8,400,000 years
Color Golden
Personal information
Born Sarnath
Died Shikharji
Parents
  • Vishnu (father)
  • Vishnudri (Vishna) (mother)

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]

Main Temple

Sri Digamber Jain Shreyansnath Mandir at Sarnath, Varanasi

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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
  2. 1 2 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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