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Lord Suparshvanath was the seventh 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 - Swastika
| Father |
Sri Pratishtha |
| Mother |
Mata Pritvi |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Source of Descent |
Sixth Graiveyak |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Bhadrapad Krishna Paksh 8 |
| Place of Birth |
Varanasi |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Jyeshtha Shukla Paksh 12 |
| Age |
20 Lac Purva |
| Height |
200 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Emerald |
| Place of Enlightenment |
Varanasi |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Falgun Krishna Paksh 6 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Jyeshtha Shukla Paksh 13 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Sirisha |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Palgun Shukla Paksh 7 |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Vidarbh |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Soma |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Matang |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Shanta |
| Heaven |
Madhyamagraiveka |
Famous Suparshvanath Temples
Shri Adinath Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Sarwar, District - Ajmer, Rajasthan
Suparshvanath Temple, Mandavgadh, Mandu, District - Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
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