Shreyansanatha

Shreyansanathwas the eleventhJainTirthankaraof the present age (Avasarpini).According to Jain beliefs, he became aSiddha– a liberated soul which has destroyed all of itskarma.Shreyansanatha was born to KingVishnuand QueenVishnaat Simhapuri, nearSarnathin theIkshvaku dynasty.His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Shreyansanatha
11th JainTirthankara
Shri Shreyansnath Bhagwan at Shri Sinhapuri Tirth, Sarnath, UP.
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Shitalanatha
Successor	Vasupujya
Symbol	Rhinoceros
Height	80 bows (240 meters)
Age	8,400,000 years
Color	Golden
Genealogy
Born	Sarnath
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Vishnu (father) Vishna (mother)

Main Temple

TheSarnath Jain Tirthtemple located atSarnath,Varanasiis one of the main shrines of Shreyansanatha.

Gallery

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  Sridigamber Jain Temple, Simhapuri, Sarnath, nearVaranasi,the birthplace of Shreyansanath.
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  Gouche and Silver on paper painting, Gujarat, 18th century.
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  Shreyanasanatha idol inBhand Dewalalong withNeminathaandAjitnathadated back to 9th century
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  Shreyansanath Tonk,Shikharji
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  Footprint at Shreyansanath Tonk,Shikharji

See also

• God in Jainism
• Arihant (Jainism)
• Jainism and non-creationism

References

• Johnson, Helen M.(1931),Shreyamsanathacaritra (Book 4.1 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra),Baroda Oriental Institute
• Tukol, T. K.(1980),Compendium of Jainism,Dharwad:Karnatak University