Shitalanatha

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Shitalanatha
10th Jain Tirthankara
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Shri Shitalanatha bhagwan at Badridas Jain temple, Kolkata
Venerated in Jainism
Predecessor Pushpadanta
Successor Shreyansanatha
Symbol Kalpavriksha (Wishing Tree) As per Digambar. Srivatsa as per Shwetambar
Height90 bows (270 meters)
Age100,000 purva (7.056 Quintillion years)
Color Golden
Genealogy
Born
Bhaddilpur
Died
Shikharji
Parents
  • Dridharatha (father)
  • Sunanda (mother)
Dynasty Ikṣvākuvaṁśa

Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.

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Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. [1] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. [1] His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi. [2] His height is mentioned as 90 dhanusha. [3] He is said to have lived for 100,000 purva . [3]

Shitalanatha is said to have been born 9 crore sagara after his predecessor, Pushpadanta. [3] His successor, Shreyansanatha, is said to have been born 9,999,900 sagara after him. [3]

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