Vimalanātha
Sign in to saveVimalanatha was the thirteenth 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. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Jain
- Deity.deity_of
- 13th Jain Tirthankara
- Deity.image
- File: vimalnatha.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Tirthankara Vimalanatha at Kampilji Shwetambar Jain Temple, Uttar Pradesh
- Deity.alt
- Vimalanatha
- Deity.venerated_in
- Jainism
- Deity.symbol
- Boar
- Deity.color
- Golden
- Deity.father
- Kritvarma
- Deity.mother
- Shyama (Suramya)
- Deity.height
- 60 bows (180 meters)
- Deity.age
- 6,000,000 years
- Deity.predecessor
- Vasupujya
- Deity.successor
- Anantanatha
- Deity.birth_place
- Kampilya
- Deity.moksha_place
- Shikharji
- Deity.dynasty
- Ikṣvākuvaṁśa
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Religion
- Jainism
- Series
- Tirthankara
- Image
- Vimalnath.JPG
- Height
- 180
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Vimalanatha was the thirteenth 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. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.
==Biography== Vimalanatha was the thirteenth 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. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyama Devi at Kampilaji of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. His height is mentioned as 60 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 6,000,000 years.
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