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	\| type = Jain		\| type = Jain
	\| deity_of = 13th Jain [[Tirthankara]]		\| deity_of = 13th Jain [[Tirthankara]]
	\| image = ~~Vimalnath~~.~~JPG~~		\| image = File: vimalnatha.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Ancient image of~~ Tirthankara ~~Vimalnath~~ at ~~a museum in India~~		\| caption = [[Tirthankara]] [[Vimalanatha]] at Kampilji Shwetambar Jain Temple, Uttar Pradesh
	\| alt = Vimalanatha		\| alt = Vimalanatha
	\| venerated_in = [[Jainism]]		\| venerated_in = [[Jainism]]
	\| symbol = [[Boar]]{{sfn\|Tandon\|2002\|p=45}}		\| symbol = [[Boar]]{{sfn\|Tandon\|2002\|p=45}}
	\| color = [[Gold (color)\|Golden]]		\| color = [[Gold (color)\|Golden]]
	\| father = Kritvarma		\| father = Kritvarma
	\| mother = Shyama (Suramya)		\| mother = Shyama (Suramya)
	\| height = 60 bows (180 meters)		\| height = 60 [[Dhanusha (unit)\|bows]] (180 meters)
	\| age = 6,000,000 years		\| age = 6,000,000 years
	\| tree =		\| tree =
	\| predecessor = [[Vasupujya]]		\| predecessor = [[Vasupujya]]
	\| successor = [[Anantanatha]]		\| successor = [[Anantanatha]]
	\| birth_place = [[Kampilya]]		\| birth_place = [[Kampilya]]
	\| moksha_place = [[Shikharji]]		\| moksha_place = [[Shikharji]]
			\| dynasty = [[Solar dynasty\|Ikṣvākuvaṁśa]]
	}}		}}
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Vimalanatha was the thirteenth [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] of the present age ([[Avasarpini]]).{{sfn\|Tukol\|1980\|p=31}} According to Jain beliefs, he became a [[Siddha]], a [[Moksa (Jainism)\|liberated soul]] which has destroyed all of its [[Karma in Jainism\|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.{{sfn\|Tukol\|1980\|p=31}}		Vimalanatha was the thirteenth [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] of the present age ([[Avasarpini]]).{{sfn\|Tukol\|1980\|p=31}} According to Jain beliefs, he became a [[Siddha]], a [[Moksa (Jainism)\|liberated soul]] which has destroyed all of its [[Karma in Jainism\|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.{{sfn\|Tukol\|1980\|p=31}} His height is mentioned as 60 [[Dhanusha (unit)\|dhanusha]].{{sfn\|Finegan\|1952\|p=190}} He is said to have lived for 6,000,000 years.{{sfn\|Finegan\|1952\|p=190}}

			Vimalantha is said to have been born 30 ''sagara'' after his predecessor, [[Vasupujya]].{{sfn\|Finegan\|1952\|p=190}} His successor, [[Anantanatha]], is said to have been born 9 ''sagara'' after him.{{sfn\|Finegan\|1952\|p=190}}

	==Famous Temples==		==Famous Temples==
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	==References==		==References==
			===Citations===
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	==Sources==		===Sources===
	* {{citation \|last=Johnson \|first=Helen M. \|author-link=Helen M. Johnson \|title=Vimalanathacaritra (Book 4.3 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc213268.html \|publisher=[[Maharaja_Sayajirao_University_of_Baroda#Oriental_Institute\|Baroda Oriental Institute]] \|date=1931 }}		* {{citation \|last=Finegan \|first=Jack \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ae4nAAAAYAAJ \|title=The archeology of world religions \|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] \|year=1952 }}
			* {{citation \|last=Johnson \|first=Helen M. \|author-link=Helen Moore Johnson \|title=Vimalanathacaritra (Book 4.3 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) \|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc213268.html \|publisher=[[Maharaja_Sayajirao_University_of_Baroda#Oriental_Institute\|Baroda Oriental Institute]] \|date=1931 }}
	* {{citation \|last=Tukol \|first=T. K. \|author-link=T. K. Tukol \|title=Compendium of Jainism \|publisher=[[University of Karnataka]] \|date=1980 \|location=[[Dharwad]] }}		* {{citation \|last=Tukol \|first=T. K. \|author-link=T. K. Tukol \|title=Compendium of Jainism \|publisher=[[University of Karnataka]] \|date=1980 \|location=[[Dharwad]] }}
	* {{citation \|last=Tandon \|first=Om Prakash \|author-link=Om Prakash Tandon \|title=Jaina Shrines in India \|publisher=[[Publications Division]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)\|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]] \|isbn=81-230-1013-3 \|date=2002 \|orig-year=1968 \|edition=1 \|location=[[New Delhi]] }}		* {{citation \|last=Tandon \|first=Om Prakash \|author-link=Om Prakash Tandon \|title=Jaina Shrines in India \|publisher=[[Publications Division]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)\|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]] \|isbn=81-230-1013-3 \|date=2002 \|orig-year=1968 \|edition=1 \|location=[[New Delhi]] }}

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{{Infobox deity
| type = Jain
| deity_of = 13th Jain [[Tirthankara]]
| image = Vimalnath.JPG
| caption = Ancient image of Tirthankara Vimalnath at a museum in India
| alt = Vimalanatha
| venerated_in = [[Jainism]]
| symbol = [[Boar]]{{sfn|Tandon|2002|p=45}}
| color = [[Gold (color)|Golden]]
| father = Kritvarma
| mother = Shyama (Suramya)
| height = 60 bows (180 meters)
| age = 6,000,000 years
| tree =
| predecessor = [[Vasupujya]]
| successor = [[Anantanatha]]
| birth_place = [[Kampilya]]
| moksha_place = [[Shikharji]]
}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Vimalanatha''' was the thirteenth [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a [[Siddha]], a [[Moksa (Jainism)|liberated soul]] which has destroyed all of its [[Karma in Jainism|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.

==Biography==
Vimalanatha was the thirteenth [[Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] of the present age ([[Avasarpini]]).{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}} According to Jain beliefs, he became a [[Siddha]], a [[Moksa (Jainism)|liberated soul]] which has destroyed all of its [[Karma in Jainism|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.{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}}

==Famous Temples==
* [[Kampil#Jain_Temple|Kampilya Jain Temples]] at [[Kampilya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]: They are 1800 years old with a Bhagawan Vimalanatha idol around 2600 years old.{{cn|date=June 2016}}
* [[Jain_Temple_Dubai|Jain Derasar in Dubai]]
* [[Bibwewadi#Jain Temple|Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple]] in [[Bibwewadi]], [[Maharashtra]]
* [[Sakri#Tourism|Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth]] in [[Dhule]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Agam_Mandir,_Katraj_Jain_Temple,_Pune.JPG|Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple,Bibwewadi
Jain Altarpiece with Vimalanatha LACMA M.67.72.17.jpg|Jain Altarpiece with Vimalanatha in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 15th century
Jain Vimalnath.jpg|Miniature painting from Jodhpur ca. 1800 of 13th Tirthankara or Jina of Jainism
Vimalnathji at Bishangarh.png|Bhagwan Vimalnathji idol of Bishangarh
</gallery>

==See also==
{{commons cat}}
*[[God in Jainism]]
*[[Arihant (Jainism)]]
*[[Jainism and non-creationism]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
* {{citation |last=Johnson |first=Helen M. |author-link=Helen M. Johnson |title=Vimalanathacaritra (Book 4.3 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc213268.html |publisher=[[Maharaja_Sayajirao_University_of_Baroda#Oriental_Institute|Baroda Oriental Institute]] |date=1931 }}
* {{citation |last=Tukol |first=T. K. |author-link=T. K. Tukol |title=Compendium of Jainism |publisher=[[University of Karnataka]] |date=1980 |location=[[Dharwad]] }}
* {{citation |last=Tandon |first=Om Prakash |author-link=Om Prakash Tandon |title=Jaina Shrines in India |publisher=[[Publications Division]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]] |isbn=81-230-1013-3 |date=2002 |orig-year=1968 |edition=1 |location=[[New Delhi]] }}

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