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Lord Dharmanath was the fifteenth 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 - Vajra
| Father |
Bhanuraja |
| Mother |
Mata Suvrata |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Place of Birth |
Ratnapur |
| Source of Descent |
Vijyanta |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Bhadrapadha Krishna 7 |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Magh su.3 |
| Age |
1,000,000 years |
| Height |
45 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Golden |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Paush su. 15 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Magh su.13 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Dadhiparna (Clitoria ternatea) |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Jayesth ku. 5 |
| First person to donate food |
Dhanysena |
| Period of Meditation |
1 Year |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Arishtasena |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Arthasiva |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Kinnara |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Kandarpa or Mansi |
| Heaven |
Vijayavimana |
| No. of Muni |
64,000 |
| No. of Aryika |
64,000 |
| No. of Shravak |
2,40,000 |
| No. of Shravika |
4,13,000 |
Famous Dharmanath Temples
Kavi Temple, Jambusar, Dist. Bharuch, Gujrat
Tulapatti Jain Temple, Kolkatta
Dharmanath Jain Temple, Mattancherry, Kochi (colonial name Cochin), Kerala
Hathee Singh Temple, Ahmedabad, Gujrat
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