Shreyansanatha Explained

Type:Jain
Deity Of:11th Jain Tirthankara
Venerated In:Jainism
Symbol:Rhinoceros
Color:Golden
Father:Viṣṇu
Mother:Vēṇuśrī
Height:80 bows (240 meters)
Age:8,400,000 years
Predecessor:Shitalanatha
Successor:Vasupujya
Birth Place:Sarnath
Moksha Place:Sammed Shikhar

Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). 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 Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Main Temple

The Sarnath Jain Tirth temple located at Sarnath, Varanasi is one of the main shrines of Shreyansanatha.

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