Type: | Jain |
Deity Of: | 13th Jain Tirthankara |
Venerated In: | Jainism |
Symbol: | Boar |
Color: | Golden |
Father: | Kritvarma |
Mother: | Shyama (Suramya) |
Height: | 60 bows (180 meters) |
Age: | 6,000,000 years |
Predecessor: | Vasupujya |
Successor: | Anantanatha |
Birth Place: | Kampilya |
Moksha Place: | Shikharji |
Vimalanatha was the thirteenth 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. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.
Vimalanatha was the thirteenth 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. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyama Devi at Kampilaji of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.