Naminatha

Not to be confused withNeminatha.

Naminatha
21stTirthankara
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Munisuvrata
Successor	Neminatha
Symbol	Blue Water Lily
Height	15 bows (45 metres)
Age	10,000
Color	Golden
Gender	Male
Genealogy
Born	Mithilapuri Jain Teerth,Mithila
Died	Sammed Shikhar
Parents	Vijaya (father) Vaprā (mother)
Dynasty	Ikshvaku dynasty

Naminatha(Devanagari:नमिनाथ) (Sanskrit:नमिनाथः) was the twenty-firsttirthankaraof the present half time cycle,Avsarpini.He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of theIkshvaku dynasty.King Vijaya was the ruler ofMithilaat that time.Naminathalived for 10,000 years.When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mithila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.

Legends

Naminatha was born on the 8th day of Shravan Krishna of thelunisolarJain calendar.He attainedKevala Jnanaunder a Bakula tree. He had 17Ganadhara,Suprabha being the leader.According to Jain tradition, he liberated his soul by destroying all of hiskarmaand attainedMokshafromSammed Shikharnearly 571,750 years beforeNeminatha.He was preceded byMunisuvratawho is believed to have lived 570,000 years before him.

See also

• God in Jainism
• Arihant (Jainism)
• Jainism

References

Sources

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