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{{short description|21st Jain Tirthankara}}
{{short description|21st Jain Tirthankara}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{not to be confused with|Neminatha}}
{{not to be confused with|Neminatha}}
{{Infobox deity
{{Infobox deity
| type             = Jain
| type = Jain
| deity_of        = 21st Jain [[Tirthankara]]
| image = Tirthankara Naminath.jpg
| image           = Jain Tirthankara Naminath - Circa 12th Century CE - ACCN 00-B-77 - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5080.JPG
| alt = Naminatha
| caption          = Naminatha statue at [[Mathura Museum]]
| caption = Idol of Tirthankar Naminath at Kalikund Tirth, Gujarat
| alt              = Naminatha
| venerated_in = [[Jainism]]
| venerated_in = [[Jainism]]
| symbol           = [[Blue Water Lily]]{{sfn|Tandon|2002|p=45}}
| symbol = [[Blue Water Lily]] {{sfn|Tandon|2002|p=45}}
| color           = [[Gold (color)|Golden]]
| color = [[Gold (color)|Golden]]
| father           = Vijaya
| father = King Vijay
| mother           = Vipra (Vapra)
| mother = Queen Vapra
| height           = 15 bows (45 metres){{sfn|Sarasvati|1970|p=444}}
| height = 15 bows (45 metres){{sfn|Sarasvati|1970|p=444}}
| age             = 10,000 years
| age = 10,000
| tree            =
| predecessor = [[Munisuvrata]]
| predecessor     = [[Munisuvrata]]
| successor = [[Neminatha]]
| successor       = [[Neminatha]]
| birth_place = [[Mithila (ancient)|MithilaJi]]
| birth_place = [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]]
| moksha_place = [[Shikharji]]
| moksha_place = [[Shikharji]]
| god_of = 21st [[Tirthankara]]
| dynasty = [[Solar dynasty|Ikshvaku dynasty]]
| member_of = [[Tirthankara]], [[Salakapurusa|Shalakpurush]], [[Arihant (Jainism)|Arihant]] and [[Siddha #Jainism|Siddh]]
| name = Tirthankara Naminath
| gender = Male
}}
}}
{{Jainism}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Naminatha''' was the twenty-first ''[[tirthankara]]'' of the present half time cycle, [[Avsarpini]]. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. King Vijaya was the ruler of [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]] at that time.{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}} ''Naminatha'' lived for over 10000000000 years. When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mithila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.{{sfn|Jain|2009|p=87-88}}
'''Naminatha''' ([[Devanagari]]: नमिनाथ) ([[Sanskrit]]: नमिनाथः) was the twenty-first ''[[tirthankara]]'' of the present half time cycle, [[Avsarpini]]. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]]. King Vijaya was the ruler of [[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]] at that time.{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}} ''Naminatha'' lived for 10,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harshshilvijay, Kulshilvijay|title=24 Characters of Tirthankara|url=https://jainqq.org/explore/006589/186|url-status=live}}</ref> When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mithila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.{{sfn|Jain|2009|p=87-88}}


== Legends ==
== Legends ==
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[God in Jainism]]
*[[God in Jainism]]
*[[Arihant (Jainism)]]
*[[Arihant (Jainism)]]
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===Sources===
===Sources===
* {{citation |last=Johnson |first=Helen M. |author-link=Helen M. Johnson |title=Naminathacaritra (Book 7.11 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc214169.html |publisher=[[Maharaja_Sayajirao_University_of_Baroda#Oriental_Institute|Baroda Oriental Institute]] |date=1931 }}
* {{citation |last=Johnson |first=Helen M. |author-link=Helen M. Johnson |title=Naminathacaritra (Book 7.11 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc214169.html |publisher=[[Maharaja_Sayajirao_University_of_Baroda#Oriental_Institute|Baroda Oriental Institute]] |date=1931 }}
*{{citation|last=Shah|first=Umakant Premanand|title=Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography|volume=1|year=1987|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC|location=India|publisher=Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications|isbn=81-7017-208-X}}
*{{citation|last=Shah|first=Umakant Premanand|title=Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography|volume=1|year=1987|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC|location=India|publisher=Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications|isbn=81-7017-208-X|language=en}}
*{{citation|last=Tukol|first=T. K.|title=Compendium of Jainism|publisher=University of Karnataka|year=1980|location=Dharwad}}
*{{citation|last=Tukol|first=T. K.|title=Compendium of Jainism|publisher=University of Karnataka|year=1980|location=Dharwad|language=en}}
*{{citation|last=Sarasvati|first=Swami Dayananda|title=An English translation of the Satyarth Prakash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hy-vBgAAQBAJ|year=1970|publisher=Swami Dayananda Sarasvati}}
*{{citation|last=Sarasvati|first=Swami Dayananda|title=An English translation of the Satyarth Prakash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hy-vBgAAQBAJ|year=1970|publisher=Swami Dayananda Sarasvati}}
* {{citation |last=Zimmer |first=Heinrich |author-link=Heinrich Zimmer |title=Philosophies Of India |date=1953 |orig-year=April 1952 |editor=Joseph Campbell |publisher=[[Routledge]] & Kegan Paul Ltd |location=[[London]], E.C. 4 |url=https://archive.org/details/Philosophy.of.India.by.Heinrich.Zimmer |isbn=978-81-208-0739-6 |quote={{PD-notice}} }}
* {{citation |last=Zimmer |first=Heinrich |author-link=Heinrich Zimmer |title=Philosophies Of India |date=1953 |orig-year=April 1952 |editor=Joseph Campbell |publisher=[[Routledge]] & Kegan Paul Ltd |location=[[London]] |url=https://archive.org/details/Philosophy.of.India.by.Heinrich.Zimmer |isbn=978-81-208-0739-6 |quote={{PD-notice}}|language=en}}
* {{citation |last=Tandon |first=Om Prakash  |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  |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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Tirthankara Naminath
Member of Tirthankara, Shalakpurush, Arihant and Siddh
Naminatha
Idol of Tirthankar Naminath at Kalikund Tirth, Gujarat
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorMunisuvrata
SuccessorNeminatha
SymbolBlue Water Lily [1]
Height15 bows (45 metres)[2]
Age10,000
ColorGolden
GenderMale
Personal information
Born
Died
Parents
  • King Vijay (father)
  • Queen Vapra (mother)
DynastyIkshvaku dynasty

Naminatha (Devanagari: नमिनाथ) (Sanskrit: नमिनाथः) was the twenty-first tirthankara of the present half time cycle, Avsarpini. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the Ikshvaku dynasty. King Vijaya was the ruler of Mithila at that time.[3] Naminatha lived for 10,000 years.[4] When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mithila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.[5]

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Naminatha was born on the 8th day of Shravan Krishna of the lunisolar Jain calendar. He attained Kevala Jnana under a Bakula tree. He had 17 Ganadhara, Suprabha being the leader.[6] According to Jain tradition, he liberated his soul by destroying all of his karma and attained Moksha from Sammed Shikhar nearly 571,750 years before Neminatha.[7] He was preceded by Munisuvrata who is believed to have lived 570,000 years before him.[7]

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  1. Tandon 2002, p. 45.
  2. Sarasvati 1970, p. 444.
  3. Tukol 1980, p. 31.
  4. Harshshilvijay, Kulshilvijay. "24 Characters of Tirthankara".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Jain 2009, p. 87-88.
  6. Shah 1987, p. 163.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Zimmer 1953, p. 226.

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