Naminatha
21st Jain Tirthankara
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Naminatha (Devanagari: नमिनाथ) (Sanskrit: नमिनाथः) was the twenty-first tirthankara of the present half time cycle, Avsarpini. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the Ikshvaku dynasty. King Vijaya was the ruler of Mithila at that time.[4] Naminatha lived for 10,000 years.[5] When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mithila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.[6]
| Naminatha | |
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21st Tirthankara | |
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| Venerated in | Jainism |
| Predecessor | Munisuvrata |
| Successor | Neminatha |
| Symbol | Blue Water Lily [1] |
| Height | 15 bows (45 metres)[2] |
| Age | 10,000 |
| Color | Golden |
| Gender | Male |
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| Dynasty | Ikṣvākuvaṁśa |
Legends
Naminatha was born on the 8th day of Shravan Krishna of the lunisolar Jain calendar.[citation needed] His height is mentioned as 15 dhanusha.[7] He attained Kevala Jnana under a Bakula tree. He had 17 Ganadhara, Suprabha being the leader.[8] He is said to have lived for 10,000 years.[7]
According to Jain tradition, Naminatha is said to have liberated his soul by destroying all of his karma and attained Moksha from Sammed Shikhar nearly 571,750 years before his successor, Neminatha.[9][7] He was preceded by Munisuvrata who is believed to have lived 9 lakh years before his birth.[9][7]
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