Śreyānsanātha
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Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha – a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shreyansanatha was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.deity_of
- 11th Jain Tirthankara
- Deity.image
- Shri Shreyansnath Bhagwan at Shri Sinhapuri Tirth, Sarnath.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Shri Shreyansnath Bhagwan at Shri Sinhapuri Tirth, Sarnath, UP.
- Deity.alt
- Shreyansanatha
- Deity.venerated_in
- Jainism
- Deity.symbol
- Rhinoceros
- Deity.color
- Golden
- Deity.father
- Vishnu
- Deity.mother
- Vishna
- Deity.height
- 80 bows (240 meters)
- Deity.age
- 8,400,000 years
- Deity.predecessor
- Shitalanatha
- Deity.successor
- Vasupujya
- Deity.birth_place
- Sarnath
- Deity.moksha_place
- Shikharji
- Deity.dynasty
- Ikṣvākuvaṁśa
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Religion
- Jainism
- Series
- Tirthankara
- Image
- Interior of the Jain Temple dedicated to Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankar, Sarnath.jpg
- Height
- 240
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Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha – a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shreyansanatha was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar.
==Biography== Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha – a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shreyansanatha was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar. His height is mentioned as 80 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 8,400,000 years.
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