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Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain 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 - Curlew / Goose
| Father |
Shri Megharaja |
| Mother |
Mata Sumangala |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Source of Descent |
Jayant |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Shravan Shukla Paksh 2 |
| Place of Birth |
Vinita |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 8 |
| Age |
40 Lac purva |
| Height |
300 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Golden |
| Place of Enlightenment |
Ayodhya |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Chaitra Krishna Paksh 11 |
| Date of Diksha |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 9 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 9 |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Chaitra sukla. 11 |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Charama |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Kashyapi |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Tumburu |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Mahakali |
| Heaven |
Jayantavimana |
| Period of Practices |
20 Years |
| Number of Disciples |
100 |
| Number of Ascetics |
3.2 Lac |
| Number of Female Ascetics |
5.3 Lac |
| Male Laity |
2.81 Lac |
| Female Laity |
5.16 Lac |
Famous Sumatinath Temples
Sumatinath Temple, Bikaner, Rajasthan
Johari Temple, Old Delhi
Kamal Basadi, Belgaum, Karnataka
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