Shitalanatha Explained

Type:Jain
Deity Of:10th Jain Tirthankara
Venerated In:Jainism
Symbol:Kalpavriksha (Wishing Tree) As per Digambar. Srivatsa as per Shwetambar
Color:Golden
Father:Dridharatha
Mother:Sunanda
Height:90 bows (270 meters)
Age:100,000 purva (7.056 Quintillion years)
Predecessor:Pushpadanta
Successor:Shreyansanatha
Birth Place:Bhaddilpur
Moksha Place:Shikharji

Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.

Biography

Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.

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