Shitalanatha

Shitalanatha
10th JainTirthankara
Shri Shitalanatha bhagwan
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Pushpadanta
Successor	Shreyansanatha
Symbol	Kalpavriksha(Wishing Tree)
Height	90 bows (270 meters)
Age	100,000 purva (7.056Quintillionyears)
Color	Golden
Genealogy
Born	Bhaddilpur
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Dridharatha (father) Sunanda (mother)

Shitalanathawas the tenthtirthankaraof the present age according toJainism.According to Jain beliefs, he became asiddha,a liberated soul which has destroyed all of itskarma.Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda atBhaddilpurinto theIkshvaku dynasty.His birth date was the twelfth day of theMaghaKrishna month of theIndian national calendar.Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, BrahmaYakshaand Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.)Yakshi.

Biography

Shitalanatha was the tenthtirthankaraof the present age according toJainism.According to Jain beliefs, he became asiddha,a liberated soul which has destroyed all of itskarma.Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into theIkshvaku dynasty.His birth date was the twelfth day of theMaghaKrishna month of theIndian national calendar.Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, BrahmaYakshaand Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.)Yakshi.

Main Temple

• Shitalanatha Temple,Kolkata

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  Kallu Basadi,Moodbidri
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  Shitalanatha Temple,Madhuban,Giridih
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  Shitalanatha Temple,Kolkata

See also

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

References

• Johnson, Helen M.(1931),Shitalanathacaritra (Book 3.8 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra),Baroda Oriental Institute
• Tandon, Om Prakash(2002) [1968],Jaina Shrines in India(1 ed.),New Delhi:Publications Division,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Government of India,ISBN81-230-1013-3
• Tukol, T. K. (1980).Compendium of Jainism.Dharwad: University of Karnataka.