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Also known as Shreyansanath, Śreyāṃsanātha

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
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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