Shitalanatha
Sign in to saveShitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.deity_of
- 10th Jain Tirthankara
- Deity.image
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- Deity.caption
- Shri Shitalanatha bhagwan at Badridas Jain temple, Kolkata
- Deity.alt
- Shitalanatha
- Deity.venerated_in
- Jainism
- Deity.symbol
- Kalpavriksha (Wishing Tree) As per Digambar. Srivatsa as per Shwetambar
- Deity.color
- Golden
- Deity.father
- Dridharatha
- Deity.mother
- Sunanda
- Deity.height
- 90 bows (270 meters)
- Deity.age
- 100,000 purva (7.056 Quintillion years)
- Deity.predecessor
- Pushpadanta
- Deity.successor
- Shreyansanatha
- Deity.birth_place
- Bhaddilpur
- Deity.moksha_place
- Shikharji
- Deity.dynasty
- Ikṣvākuvaṁśa
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Religion
- Jainism
- Series
- Tirthankara
- Image
- Jain statues in Anwa, Rajasthan 24.jpg
- Height
- 270
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Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.
==Biography== Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi. His height is mentioned as 90 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 100,000 purva.
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