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Lord Arahnath was the eighteenth 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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Fish
(Digambara) |
Nandavrata
(Swetambara) |
| Father |
Sudarshan |
| Mother |
Mitrasena Devi |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Source of Descent |
Graiveyak |
| Place of Birth |
Hastinapur or Gajapur |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)
| Margshirsh su. 10 |
| Age |
84,000 years |
| Height |
30 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Golden |
| Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyan Kalyanaka) |
Kartika su.12 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Margshirsh su. 11 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Amba (Mango) |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Margshirsh su. 10 |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Kumbha |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Rakshita |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Yaksheta or Kendra |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Dhana or Ajita |
| Heaven |
Graiveyak |
Famous Arahnath Temples
Shri Hastinapur Teerth Kshetra, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh
Jain Temple, Bajrangarh, Dist. Guna, Madhya Pradesh
Shri 1008 Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Nava Garh (Nabai), Nabai, Sojana Taluka, Dist. Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Digamber Jain Atishya Kshetra Nemgiri Samsthan, Jintur, Dist. Parabhani, Maharashtra
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