Naminatha

Not to be confused with Neminatha.

Tirthankara Naminath
21st Tirthankara
Member of Tirthankara, Shalakpurush, Arihant and Siddh
Idol of Tirthankar Naminath at Kalikund Tirth, Gujarat
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Munisuvrata
Successor	Neminatha
Symbol	Blue Water Lily
Height	15 bows (45 metres)
Age	10,000
Color	Golden
Gender	Male
Personal information
Born	MithilaJi
Died	Shikharji
Parents	King Vijay (father) Queen Vapra (mother)
Dynasty	Ikshvaku 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. Naminatha lived for 10,000 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.

Legends

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. 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. He was preceded by Munisuvrata who is believed to have lived 570,000 years before him.

See also

• God in Jainism
• Arihant (Jainism)
• Jainism

References

Sources

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