Vimalanatha

Vimalanatha
Vimalanatha
13th Jain Tirthankara
	Ancient image of Tirthankara Vimalnath at a museum in India
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Vasupujya
Successor	Anantanatha
Symbol	Boar
Height	60 bows (180 meters)
Age	6,000,000 years
Color	Golden
Personal information
Born	Kampilya
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Kritvarma (father); Shyama (Suramya) (mother);

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Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.

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Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).^[2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyama Devi at Kampilaji of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.^[2]

Famous Temples[edit]

Kampilya Jain Temples at Kampilya, Uttar Pradesh: They are 1800 years old with a Bhagawan Vimalanatha idol around 2600 years old.^{[citation needed]}
Jain Derasar in Dubai
Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple in Bibwewadi, Maharashtra
Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth in Dhule

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Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple,Bibwewadi
Jain Altarpiece with Vimalanatha in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 15th century
Miniature painting from Jodhpur ca. 1800 of 13th Tirthankara or Jina of Jainism
Bhagwan Vimalnathji idol of Bishangarh

References[edit]

↑ Tandon 2002, p. 45.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Tukol 1980, p. 31.

Sources[edit]

Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Vimalanathacaritra (Book 4.3 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
Tandon, Om Prakash (2002) [1968], Jaina Shrines in India (1 ed.), New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, ISBN 81-230-1013-3

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[FOOTNOTETandon200245-1] Tandon 2002, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTETukol198031-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Tukol 1980, p. 31.

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v t e God in Jainism
Arihant ; Siddha ; Pañca-Parameṣṭhi
Tirthankara	Rishabhanatha Ajitanatha Sambhavanatha Abhinandananatha Sumatinatha Padmaprabha Suparshvanatha Chandraprabha Pushpadanta Shitalanatha Shreyansanatha Vasupujya Vimalanatha Anantanatha Dharmanatha Shantinatha Kunthunatha Aranatha Māllīnātha Munisuvrata Naminatha Neminatha Pārśvanātha Mahavira Simandhar Swami (other world)
Samanya	Bahubali Bharata Chakravartin Ganadhara Indrabhuti Gautama Sudharmaswami Jambuswami Nabhi Samudravijaya

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