Anantanatha Explained

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.

Biography

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.

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Famous Temple

Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala

See also