Vimalanatha

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Vimalanatha
13th Jain Tirthankara
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Tirthankara Vimalanatha at Kampilji Shwetambar Jain Temple, Uttar Pradesh
Venerated in Jainism
Predecessor Vasupujya
Successor Anantanatha
Symbol Boar [1]
Height60 bows (180 meters)
Age6,000,000 years
Color Golden
Genealogy
Born
Died
Parents
  • Kritvarma (father)
  • Shyama (Suramya) (mother)
Dynasty Ikṣvākuvaṁśa

Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its 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.

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Biography

Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). [2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its 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. [2]

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References

  1. Tandon 2002, p. 45.
  2. 1 2 Tukol 1980, p. 31.

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