Type: | Jain |
Deity Of: | 14th Jain Tirthankara |
Venerated In: | Jainism |
Symbol: | Porcupine as per Digambara Falcon as per Śvetāmbara |
Color: | Golden |
Father: | Simhasena |
Mother: | Suyasha |
Height: | 50 dhanusha (150 meters) |
Age: | 3,000,000 years |
Predecessor: | Vimalanatha |
Successor: | Dharmanatha |
Birth Place: | Ayodhya |
Moksha Place: | 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.
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.
Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month of the Indian calendar.
Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala