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.
Legends
Naminatha was born on the 8th day of Shravan Krishna of the
lunisolar Jain calendar. His height is mentioned as 15 dhanusha. 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
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God in Jainism
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Arihant (Jainism)
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Jainism
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