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Lord Anantnath was the fourteenth Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.
Symbol -
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Porcupine
(Digambara) |
Falcon
(Swetambara) |
| Father |
Simhasen |
| Mother |
Mata Suyasha |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Place of Birth |
Ayodhaya |
| Source of Descent |
Pushpottar |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Kartika Krishna 1 |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Baishak ku. 13 |
| Age |
3,000,000 years |
| Height |
50 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Golden |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Baishak ku. 14 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Baishak ku. 14 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Ashoka (Jonesia asoka) |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Chaitra su. 5 |
| First person to donate food |
Vishakha |
| Period of Meditation |
2 Years |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Jaya |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Padma |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Patala |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Ankusha or Anantamati |
| Heaven |
Pranatadevaloka |
| No. of Muni |
66,000 |
| No. of Aryika |
62,000 |
| No. of Shravak |
2,06,000 |
| No. of Shravika |
4,14,000 |
Famous Anantnath Temples
Shri Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya, U.P.
Anantnath Swami Temple (also known as Puliyarmala Jain Temple), Puliyarmala, outside of Kalpetta, Dist. Wayanad, Kerala.
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