Naminātha
Sign in to saveNaminatha (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. 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.
Key facts
- Deity.father
- Vijaya
- Deity.mother
- Vaprā
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.image
- Tirthankara Naminath.jpg
- Deity.venerated_in
- Jainism
- Deity.symbol
- Blue Water Lily
- Deity.color
- Golden
- Deity.height
- 15 bows (45 metres)
- Deity.age
- 10,000
- Deity.predecessor
- Munisuvrata
- Deity.successor
- Neminatha
- Deity.birth_place
- Mithila
- Deity.moksha_place
- Sammed Shikhar
- Deity.god_of
- 21st Tirthankara
- Deity.dynasty
- Ikṣvākuvaṁśa
- Deity.name
- Naminatha
- Deity.gender
- Male
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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. 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 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. He is said to have lived for 10,000 years.
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