Sambhavanatha Explained

Type:Jain
Deity Of:3rd Jain Tirthankara
Venerated In:Jainism
Symbol:Horse
Color:Golden
Father:Jitārī
Mother:Susenā
Height:400 dhanusa (1,200 meters)
Age:6,000,000 purva
Predecessor:Ajitanatha
Successor:Abhinandananatha
Birth Place:Shravasti
Death Place:Sammed Shikhar

Sambhavanatha was the third Jain tirthankara (omniscient teaching god) of the present age (Avasarpini). Sambhavanatha was born to King Jitari and Queen Susena at Shravasti. His birth date was the fourteenth day of the Margshrsha shukla month of the Indian calendar. Like all arihant (omniscient beings), Sambhavanatha at the end of his life destroyed all associated karmas and attained moksha (liberation).

Life

Sambhavanatha was the third tirthankara (omniscient Jain teacher) of the present age (Avasarpini). He was born to King Jitārī and Queen Susena at Sravasti. in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His height was 400 dhanusa (1,200 meters). Sambavanatha is associated with Horse emblem, Sala tree, Trimukha (three-faced) Yaksha and Prajnapthi & Duritari Yakshi.

According to Jain text Uttarapurāṇa, Sambhavanatha possessed three types of knowledge from birth.

Prayer

Svayambhustotra by Acarya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Its five slokas (aphorisms) adore the qualities of Sambhavanātha.

Main Temples

See also