Tirthankar- An introduction

In Jainism, Tirthankaras are human beings who have destroyed all their Ghati(destructive) karmas and become leaders and spiritual role models for those seeking salvation. They are entirely free of desires, passions and dwell exclusively within their soul. Due to their high degree of purity and spiritual advancement, they have unlimited powers which they use solely for the spiritual upliftment of mankind. At the end of their life span the Tirthankar becomes a Siddha ending the cycles of birth and death. Time or Kaal is beginningless and endless according to Jain philosophy. In each half cycle of time, 24 Tirthankaras are born. Thus in every time cycle 48 Tirthankaras are born in two batches of 24. The previous lives of Tirthankars were usually royalty as recorded in Jain tradition and their clan was usually recorded in legendary Hindu history.

 

There were 24 Tirthankaras who established the fourfold Sangha order consisting of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen, namely Sadhus, Sadhvi, Shravak, Shravika respectively.

They were-

1.   Rishabha

2.   Ajitnath

3.   Sambhavanath

4.   Abhinandanath

5.   Sumatinath

6.   Padmaprabh

7.   Suparshvanath

8.   Chandraprabhu

9.   Pushpadanta or Suvidhina

10. Sheetalnath

11. Shreyansanath

12. Vasupujya

13. Vimalnath

14. Ananthnath

15. Dharmanath

16. Shantinath

17. Kunthunath

18 Aranath

19. Mallinath

20. Munisuvrata

21. Nami Natha

22. Neminath

23. Parshvanath

24. Mahavir

Major Events of Tirthankaras celebrated

1.   Chyavana Kalyanak-When the Tirthankar’s soul is conceived in the mother’s womb.

2.   Janma Kalyanak- When the Tirthankar’s soul is born.

3.   Diksha Kalyanak- When the Tirthankar’s soul gives up worldly possessions and becomes a monk

4.  Kevaljnana Kalyanak-when the Tirthankar’s soul destroys the four ghati karmas and attains Kevaljnana or Absolute knowledge and delivers the first sermon.

5.   Nirvana Kalyanak-When the Tirthankar’s soul is liberated and he becomes a Siddha or liberated soul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bhagavan Rishabhdeva(Adinath)1

Symbol – Bull

Father	Nabhi Raja
Mother	Mata Marudevi
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Sarvarthsiddha
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Ashad krishna paksha 4
Place of Birth	Vinittanagri
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Krishna
Nakshatra	Uttrashadha
Age	84 Lac Purva
Height	500 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Purimtal
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Falgun Krishna Paksha 11
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Krishna Paksha 8
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Vata (Banyan)
First person to donate food	Shreyans Kumar
Place of Nirvana	Ashtapad Mount
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Magh Krishna Paksha 13
Period of Practices	1,000 years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Pundarik
Number of Disciples (Ganadhars)	84
Number of Ascetics	84 Thousand
Head of Female Ascetics	Brahmi
Number of Female Ascetics	3 Lac
Male Laity	3.5 Lac
Female Laity	5.54 Lac
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Goumukh
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Chakreshwari Devi

Some Temples Of Rishabhdeva In India

Shri Rishabhdev Digambar Jain Stishaya Kshetra, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Shri Rishabdev Jain Temple, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Rishabhdev Tapasthali Teerth, Prayag, Uttar Pradesh

Rishabhdev temple, Palitana, Gujarat

Rishabhdev(Adinath) Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Adinath Jain Swethambara Temple, Chickpet, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Adinath Jain Temple, Najafgarh, Delhi

Bhagavan Ajitnath 2

Symbol – Elephant

Father	Jitshatru
Mother	Vijayasena
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Vijaya
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalayanaka)	Jyeshtha Krishna Paksha 30
Place of Birth	Ayodhya
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Magh Shukla Paksha 10
Age	72 Lac purva
Height	450 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Magh Shukla Paksha 10
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Shala(Shorea robusta)
Place of Enlightenment	Ayodhya
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush Shukla Paksha 11
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Shukla Paksha 5
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Shimahasena
Head of Female Ascetics	Phalgu
God of Organisation (Yaksha)	Mahayaksha
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Ajitbala or Rohini
Heaven	Vijayavimana

 

Some Temples Of Ajitnath in India

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Mehsana, Gujarat

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Palanpur, Gujarat

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Nagarathpet, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Malad, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Shri Ajitnath Jain Temple, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bhagavan Sambhavnath 3

Symbol – Horse

Father	Jitari
Mother	Mata Sena
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Seventh Graiveyak
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Falgun Shukla Paksh 8
Place of Birth	Shravasti
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Shukla Paksh 14
Age	60 Lac purva
Height	400 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Savathi
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Kartik Krishna Paksh 5
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Shukla Paksh 15
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Prayala (Buchanania latifolia)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Shukla Paksh 5
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Charu
Head of Female Ascetics	Syama
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Trimukha
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Duritri or Prajnapti
Heaven	Uvarimagraiveka

Some Temples of Sambhavnath in India

Shri Sambhavnath Jain Temple, Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Shri Sambhavnath Jain Temple, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Shri Sambhavnath Jain Temple, Vishweshwarapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Shri Sambhavnath Jain Temple, Bhachau, Gujarat

Shri Sambhavnath Jain Temple, Azimganj, West Bengal

Bhagavan Abhinandannath 4

Symbol – Monkey

Father	Shri Samvar Raja
Mother	Mata Siddhartha
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Jayant
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 4
Place of Birth	Vinita
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Magh Shukla Paksh 2
Age	50 Lac purva
Height	350 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Ayodhya
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush Krishna Paksh 4
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Magh Shukla Paksh 2
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Priyangu (Panicum italicum)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 8
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Vajranabha
Head of Female Ascetics	Ajita
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Nayaka
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Vajrasrinkhala
Heaven	Jayantavimana

 

Some Temples of Abhinandannath in India

Shri Abhinanndannath Digambar Jain Mandir, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Abhinandannath Jain Temple, Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Abhinandannath Jain Temple, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Abhinandannath Jain Temple, Peddakurapadu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Bhagavan Sumatinath 5

Bird

Father	Shri Megharaja
Mother	Mata Sumangala
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Jayant
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Shravan Shukla Paksh 2
Place of Birth	Vinita
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 8
Age	40 Lac purva
Height	300 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Ayodhya
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Krishna Paksh 11
Date of Diksha	Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 9
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 9
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra sukla. 11
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Charama
Head of Female Ascetics	Kashyapi
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Tumburu
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Mahakali
Heaven	Jayantavimana
Period of Practices	20 Years
Number of Disciples	100
Number of Ascetics	3.2 Lac
Number of Female Ascetics	5.3 Lac
Male Laity	2.81 Lac
Female Laity	5.16 Lac

Some Temples of Sumatinath in India

Shri Sumatinath Jain Temple, Dahisar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Shri Sumatinath Jain Temple, Mandya, Karnataka

Shri Sumatinath Shwetambar Jain Temple, Kinari Bazar, Delhi

Shri Sumatinath Jain Temple, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Shri Sumatinath Jain Temple, Mannady, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shri Sumatinath Jain Temple, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Bhagavan Padmaprabh 6

Symbol – Lotus

Father	Sri Sridharan
Mother	Mata Sushima
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Ninth Graiveyak
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Magh Krishna Paksh 8
Place of Birth	Kaushambi
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Kartik Krishna Paksh 12
Age	30 Lac Purva
Height	250 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Red
Place of Enlightenment	Kaushambi
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Shukla Paksh 15
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Kartik Krishna Paksh 13
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Chhatra
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Margshirsh Krishna Paksh 11
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Suvrat
Head of Female Ascetics	Rati
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Kusum
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Shyama
Heaven

Some Temples Of Padmaprabh In India

Shri Padmaprabh Digambar Jain Kshetra, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Shri Padmaprabh Jain Mandir, Bhinmal, Rajasthan

Shri Padmaprabh Digambar Jain Kshetra, Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh

Bhagavan Suparshvanath 7

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

 

Some temples of Suparshvanath in India

Shri Suparshvanath Jain Mandir, Gujarat, India

Shri Suparshvanath Jain Temple, Mandu,Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Suparshvanath Jain Mandir, Narlai Village, Rajasthan

Shri Suparshvanath Jain Temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Shri Suparshvanath Jain Mandir, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Bhagavan Chandraprabh 8

Symbol – Moon

Father	Sri Mahsen
Mother	Mata Laxmana
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Vijayant
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra Krishna Paksh 5
Place of Birth	Chandrapuri
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Paush Krishna Paksh 12
Age	10 Lac Purva
Height	150 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	White
Place of Enlightenment	Chandrapuri
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Badhva Krishna Paksh 7
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Paush Krishna Paksh 13
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Naga
First person to donate food	Somadatta
Period of Meditation	14 years
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Falgun Krishna Paksh 7
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Datta
Head of Female Ascetics	Sumana
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Vijay
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Bhrikuti
Heaven	Vijayanta
No. of Muni	2,50,000
No. of Aryika	3,80,000
No. of Shravak	2,50,000
No. of Shravika	4,10,000

Some temples of Chandraprabh in India

Shri Chandraprabh Jain Temple, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Chandraprabh Jain Mandir, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Chandraprabh Jain Temple, Mint Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shri Chandraprabh Jain Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Shri Chandraprabh Jain Temple, Kutch, Gujarat

Bhagavan Pushpadanta(Suvidhinatha) 9

Symbol – Crocodile

Father	Sri Sugriv
Mother	Mata Rama Devi
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Anat
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Falgun Krishna Paksh 9
Place of Birth	Kakandi
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Krishna Paksh 5
Age	2 Lac Purva
Height	100 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	White
Place of Enlightenment	Kakandi
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Kartik Shukla Paksh 3
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Krishna Paksh 6
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Sali
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Kartik Krishna Paksh 9
First person to donate food	Swami Pushpa
Period of Meditation	4 years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Varahak
Head of Female Ascetics	Varuni
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Ajit
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Sutaraka
Heaven	Anatadevaloka
No. of Muni	2,00,000
No. of Aryika	1,20,000
No. of Shravak	2,29,000
No. of Shravika	4,71,000

Some Temples of Pushpadanta in India

Shri Pushpadanta Jain mandir, Lodurva, Rajasthan

Shri Suvidhinatha Jain Temple, Gujarat

 

Bhagavan Sheetalnath 10

 

Kalpa-Vriksha

(Digambara)

Father	Sri Dridhratha
Mother	Mata Nanda
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Pranat
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh Krishna Paksh 6
Place of Birth	Bhaddilpur
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Krishna Paksh 12
Age	1 Lac Purva
Height	90 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Bhaddilpur
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush Krishna Paksh 14
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Mangsar Krishna Paksh 12
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Priyangu
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh Krishna Paksh 2
First person to donate food	Punarvasu
Period of Meditation	3 Years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Anand
Head of Female Ascetics	Suyasa
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Brahma
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Ashoka
Heaven	Achyutadevaloka
No. of Muni	1,00,000
No. of Aryika	1,06,000
No. of Shravak	2,89,000
No. of Shravika	4,58,000

Some Temples of Sheetalnath in India

Shri Sheetalnath Jain Temple, Purulia, West Bengal

Shri Sheetalnath Jain Mandir, Kolkata, West Bengal

Shri Sheetalnath Jain Temple, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Bhagavan  Shreyansnath 11

Symbol – Rhinoceros

Father	Sri Vishnuji
Mother	Mata Vishnu
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Achyut
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Jyeshtha Krishna Paksh 6
Place of Birth	Simhapuri
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Falgun Krishna Paksh 12
Age	84 Lac Years
Height	80 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Place of Enlightenment	Simhapuri
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush Krishna Paksh 15
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Falgun Krishna Paksh 13
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Tanduka
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Shravan Krishna Paksh 3
First person to donate food	Nanda
Period of Meditation	2 Years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Goshubh
Head of Female Ascetics	Dharini
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Yaksharaj
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Manavi
Heaven	Achyutadevaloka
No. of Muni	8,40,000
No. of Aryika	1,03,000
No. of Shravak	2,79,000
No. of Shravika	4,48,000

Some Temples of Shreyansnath In India

Shri Shreyansnath Jain Temple, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Shreyansnath Jain temple, Banswara, Rajasthan

Bhagavan Vasupujya 12

Symbol – Buffalo

Father	Vasupujya
Mother	Mata Jayadevi
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Champapuri
Source of Descent	Pranatadevaloka
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Ashada Krishna 6
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Falgun krishna 14
Age	7,200,000 years
Height	70 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Ruddy
Place of Enlightenment	Champapuri
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Pausha ku. 14
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Falgun ku. 15
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Patala (Bignonia suaveolens)
Place of Nirvana	Champapuri
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Ashada su. 14
First person to donate food	Saundara
Period of Meditation	1 Year
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Subhuma
Head of Female Ascetics	Dharani
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Kumara
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Chanda or Gandhari
Heaven	Pranatadevaloka
No. of Muni	72,000
No. of Aryika	1,00,000
No. of Shravak	2,15,000
No. of Shravika	4,36,000

Some Temples of Vasupujya in India

Shri Vasupujya Jain Mandir, Mylapore, Chennai

Shri Vasupujya Swami Jain Temple, Jamnagar, Gujarat

Shri Vasupujya Mandir Giri Siddha Kshetra, Bounsi, Bihar

Shri Vasupujya Champpur Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur, Bihar

Shri Vasupujya Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Beed, Maharashtra

Bhagavan Vimalnath 13

Symbol – Wild Pig(Boar)

Father	Kritavarman raja
Mother	Mata Shyama
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Source of Descent	Mahardhik
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Jyeshta Krishna 10
Place of Birth	Kampilyapura
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Magh su. 3
Age	6,000,000 years
Height	60 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyan Kalyanaka)	Paush su. 6
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Magh su. 3
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Jambu (Eugenia jambolana)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Aashad ku. 7
First person to donate food	Jayanrupa
Period of Meditation	3 Years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Mandara
Head of Female Ascetics	Dhara
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Shanmukha
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Vidita
Heaven	Mahasaradevaloka
No. of Muni	68,000
No. of Aryika	1,00,800
No. of Shravak	2,08,000
No. of Shravika	4,34,000

Some Temples of Vimalnath in India

Shri Vimalnath Bhagawan Jain teerth, Dhulia, Maharashtra

Shri Vimalnath Digambar Jain Temple, Kampil, Near Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Vimalnath Jain Temple, Near Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh

Bhagavan Anantnath 14

Symbol –

  

Porcupine (Digambara)	Falcon (Swetambara
Father	Simhasen
Mother	Mata Suyasha
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Ayodhaya
Source of Descent	Pushpottar
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Kartika Krishna 1
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Baishak ku. 13
Age	3,000,000 years
Height	50 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Baishak ku. 14
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Baishak ku. 14
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Ashoka (Jonesia asoka)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Chaitra su. 5
First person to donate food	Vishakha
Period of Meditation	2 Years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Jaya
Head of Female Ascetics	Padma
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Patala
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Ankusha or Anantamati
Heaven	Pranatadevaloka
No. of Muni	66,000
No. of Aryika	62,000
No. of Shravak	2,06,000
No. of Shravika	4,14,000

Some temples of Anantnath in India

Shri Anantnath Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Anantnath Swami or the Puliyarmala Jain Temple, Wayanad, Kerala

Shri Anantnath Swami Jain Temple, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Bhagavan Dharmanath 15

Symbol – Vajra

Father	Bhanuraja
Mother	Mata Suvrata
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Ratnapur
Source of Descent	Vijyanta
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Bhadrapadha Krishna 7
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Magh su.3
Age	1,000,000 years
Height	45 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush su. 15
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Magh su.13
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Dadhiparna (Clitoria ternatea)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 5
First person to donate food	Dhanysena
Period of Meditation	1 Year
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Arishtasena
Head of Female Ascetics	Arthasiva
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Kinnara
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Kandarpa or Mansi
Heaven	Vijayavimana
No. of Muni	64,000
No. of Aryika	64,000
No. of Shravak	2,40,000
No. of Shravika	4,13,000

Some temples of Dharmanath in India

Shri Dharmanath Jain Mandir, Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala

Shri Dharmanath Jain Temple, Jambusar, Bharuch, Gujarat

Shri Dharmanath Jain Mandir, Kolkata, West Bengal

Shri Dharmanath Jain Temple, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bhagavan  Shantinath 16

Symbol – Deer

Father	Vishwasena
Mother	Mata Achira
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Gajapura or Hastinapuri
Source of Descent	Sarvarthasiddha
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Bhadrapadha Krishna 7
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 13
Age	100,000 years
Height	40 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush su. 9
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 14
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Nandi (Cedrela toona)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 13
First person to donate food	Sumithraraja
Period of Meditation	1 Year
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Chakrayuddha
Head of Female Ascetics	Suchi
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Garuda
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Nirvani or Kimpurusha or Mahamanasi
Heaven	Sarvarthasiddha
No. of Muni	62,000
No. of Aryika	61,600
No. of Shravak	2,90,000
No. of Shravika	3,93,000

Some Temples of Shantinath in India

Shri Shantinath Jain Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Shantinath Jain Mandir, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Shri Shantinath Jain Temple, Gurgaon, Haryana

Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Shantinath Jain Mandir, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Shantinath Jain Mandir, Bajrangarh, Juna, Madhya Pradesh

Bhagavan Kuntunath 17

Symbol – Goat

Father	Surasen
Mother	Mata Sridevi
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Hastinapur
Source of Descent	Sarvarthasiddha
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Shravana Krishna 10
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh ku. 14
Age	95,000 years
Height	35 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka)	Chaitra su. 5
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh ku. 5
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Bhilaka
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Vaishakh su. 1
First person to donate food	Dharmamitra
Period of Meditation	16 Years
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Samba
Head of Female Ascetics	Damini
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Gandharva
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Bala or Vijaya
Heaven	Sarvarthasiddha
No. of Muni	60,000
No. of Aryika	60,600
No. of Shravak	1,79,000
No. of Shravika	3,81,000

Temples of Bhagavan Kunthunath in India

Shri Munigiri Teerth, Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu

Shri Hastinapur Teerth Kshetra, Hastinapur Uttar Pradesh

Dilwara Temples, Jaisalmer Rajasthan

Bhagavan Arahnath 18

Symbol –

   

Fish (Digambara)		Nandavrata (Swetambara)
	Father		Sudarshan
	Mother		Mitrasena Devi
	Clan Name		Ikshvaku
	Source of Descent		Graiveyak
	Place of Birth		Hastinapur or Gajapur
	Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)		Margshirsh su. 10
	Age		84,000 years
	Height		30 dhanusha (poles)
	Body Colour		Golden
	Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyan Kalyanaka)		Kartika su.12
	Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)		Margshirsh su. 11
	Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha		Amba (Mango)
	Place of Nirvana		Sammed Shikharji
	Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)		Margshirsh su. 10
	Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)		Kumbha
	Head of Female Ascetics		Rakshita
	God of Organisation (Yaksh)		Yaksheta or Kendra
	Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)		Dhana or Ajita
	Heaven		Graiveyak

The temples of Bhagavan Arahnath in India

Jain temple, Bajrangarh, Guna Madhya Pradesh

Shri Hastinapur Teerth Kshetra, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Nemgiri Samsthan, Jintur, Parbhani Maharashtra

Shri 1008 Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Navagarh, Nabai, Sojana Taluka, Lalitpur Uttar Pradesh

Bhagavan Mallinath 19

Symbol – Kalasha (Jar)

Father	Kumbharaja
Mother	Mata Prabhavati
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Mathura or Mithila
Garbha Kalyanaka	Falgun Shukla 4
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Margshirsh su. 11
Age	55,000 years
Height	25 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Blue
Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyan Kalyanaka)	Margshirsh su. 11
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Margshirsh su. 11
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Amba (Mango)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana	Margshirsh su. 10
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Kumbha
Head of Female Ascetics	Rakshita
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Yaksheta or Kendra
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Dhana or Ajita
Heaven	Graiveyak

Temples of Mallinath in India

Mallinath Digambar Jain Temple, Hingoli, Maharashtra

Mallinath Jain temple, Girnar, Gujarat

Mallinath Jain Mandir, Junagadh, Gujarat

Mallinath Jain Tirth Kosbad Temple, Bordi, Maharashtra

Mallinath Jain Temple, Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Bhagavan Munisuvrata 20

Symbol – Tortoise

Father	Sumitra Raja
Mother	Mata Padmavati
Clan Name	Hari Vansh
Source of Descent	Pranat
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Shravana Krishna 3
Place of Birth	Rajgriha
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Vaishakha Krishna 10
Age	30,000 years
Height	20 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Black
Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyan Kalyanaka)	Falgun su.12
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Falgun su.12
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Champaka (Michelia champaka)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku 9
First person to donate food	Vrishabhasena
Period of Meditation	11 Months
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Malli
Head of Female Ascetics	Pushpavati
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Varuna
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Naradatta or Bahurupini
Heaven	Aparajita-devaloka
No. of Muni	30,000
No. of Aryika	50,000
No. of Shravak	1,72,000
No. of Shravika	3,50,000

Temples of Bhagavan Munisuvrat in India

Shri Munisuvratswami Jain Teerth, Shrimali Pol, Bharuch Gujarat

Shri 1008 Munisuvrat Digambara Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Paithan, Aurangabad Maharashtra

Vipulachala Hill, Rajgiri, Nalanda Bihar

Munisuvratnath Shri Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Keshorai, Bundi Rajasthan

Bhagavan Naminath 21

Symbol-Blue Lotus

21st Tirthankara Naminath (श्रीनमिनाथ)

Name                  …………………….  Nami nath
Father’s Name  ……………………..Vijaya
Mother’s Name ……………………..Subhrda (Vipra)
Birth Place         ……………………..Mithala – puri
Birth Thithi        …………………….. Sharvan ku. 8
Diksha Thithi    …………………….  Aashadh su.9
Kevalgyan Thithi ………………… .Margshirsh su. 11
Naksharta         …………………….. Ashvini
Diksha Sathi     ……………………. 1000
Shadhak Jeevan  ………………. . 2,500 years
Age Lived         ……………………   10,000 years
Lakshan Sign  ……………………  .Neelkamal (Blue Lotus)
Neervan Place …………………..   Samed Shikar
Neervan Sathi  …………………. . .1000
Neervan Thithi …………………. . .Baishak ku. 10
Colour               ……………………   Golden

Temples of Bhagavan Naminath in India

Naminath Jain temple, Alibaug, Maharashtra

Naminath Jain Temple, Kailashnagar, Surat, Gujarat

Naminath Jain Temple, Juna Bazar, Karjan, Gujarat.

Naminath Jain Temple, Khandala, Maharashtra

Naminath Jinalaya Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Bhagavan Neminath 22

Symbol-Conch

Name                  …………………………. Nemi Prabhu
Father’s Name  ……………………………Samudra Vijay
Mother’s Name ……………………………Shiva devi
Birth Place        …………………………….Sauryapur
Birth Thithi        …………………………. ..Sharvan ku. 5
Diksha Thithi    …………………………. . Sharvan ku. 6
Kevalgyan Thithi …………………….. …Ashwan ku 15.
Naksharta         …………………………. .  Chitra
Diksha Sathi     ………………………… .. 1000
Shadhak Jeevan ……………………..  ..700 years
Age Lived          ……………………….. . .1000 years
Lakshan Sign   ……………………….. . .Shankh  (Counch)
Neervan Place  ……………………….  . .Ujjaintgiri
Neervan Sathi   ……………………….     536
Neervan Thithi  ………………………..  .Aashadh su.8
Colour                 ………………………..   Blue

Temples of Bhagavan Neminath in India

Neminath temple, Girnar Hill, Junagadh, Gujarat

Neminath Jain Temple, Bateshwar, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Neminath Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan

Bhagavan Parshvanath 23

Symbol- Serpent

Bhagavan Parshvanath (श्रीपार्श्वनाथ)
Name                 …………………………..Parshva Nathji
Father’s Name ……………………………Asvasena
Mother’s Name ………………………… .Vama
Birth Place         ………………………… .Varanasi (Kasi)
Birth Thithi        ………………………… ..Paush ku. 10
Diksha Thithi   ………………………… ..Chaitra ku.4
Kevalgyan Thithi ……………………. ..Chaitra ku.4
Naksharta        ………………………… …Trivisakha
Diksha Sathi   …………………………. . 300
Shadhak Jeevan ……………………..  70 years
Age Lived         ……………………….. . .100 years
Lakshan Sign ………………………….   Nag (Serpent)
Neervan Place ………………………. .. Samed Shikar
Neervan Sathi ………………………..    33
Neervan Thithi ………………………..   Shravan su.8
Colour               ………………………..    Blue

Temples of Bhagavan Parshvanath In India

Godiji Parshvanath temple in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Guntur, Chitradurga etc.

Antariksh Parshvanath temple in Shirpur, Akola, Maharashtra

Parshvanath temple, Nakoda, Rajasthan

Ahichchatra Parshvanath Atishaya Teerth Kshetra Digambar Jain Mandir, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh

Parshvanath Jain temple , Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Shankeshwar Parshvanath Jain temple, Patan, Gujarat, India

Ostra Parshvanath Jain temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Bhagavan Mahavir 24

Symbol-lion

Name                …………………Mahavir
Father’s Name………………..Siddhartha
Mother’s Name……………… Trisala (Priyakarini)
Birth Place        ………………..Kundalpur
Birth Thithi        ……………….Chitra Sukla.13
Diksha Thithi    ………………..Marghshirsh ku. 10
Kevalgyan Thithi………….. ..Baishak ku.10
Naksharta         ………………..Hasthotar
Diksha Sathi     ……………. …Ekaki
Shadhak Jeevan ……….. ….42 years
Age Lived         ……………. … 72 years
Lakshan Sign  ……………. …..Lion
Neervan Place …………… …. .Pavapuri
Neervan Sathi ……………. …. .0
Neervan Thithi……………. ….. Kartik ku. 15
Colour               ………………… Golden Yellow

Some Temples of Bhagavan Mahavir in India

Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Mahavir Mandir, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Mahavir Temple, Karauli, Rajasthan

Mahavir Swamy Digambar Jain Temple, D.K.Lane, Bengaluru

Jain Mahavira Temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Mahavir Jain Temple, Pavapuri, Bihar

Mahavir Jain Mandir, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh