Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara
Image of Tirthankar Anantnatha
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Vimalanatha
Successor	Dharmanatha
Symbol	Porcupine as per Digambara Falcon as per Shvetambara[1]
Height	50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age	3,000,000 years
Color	Golden
Personal information
Born	Ayodhya
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Simhasena (father) Suyasha (mother)

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Anantanatha was the fourteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Biography[edit]

Anantanatha was the fourteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism.^[2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.^{[citation needed]}

Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty.^[2] His birth date was the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month of the Indian calendar.^{[citation needed]}

Literature[edit]

• Ananthnatha Purana was written by Janna in 1230 CE.

Famous Temple[edit]

Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala

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  Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala
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  Image at Anantnath Swami Temple
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  Ananthnath Temple, Madhuban

See also[edit]

• Tirthankara in Jainism
• Jainism and non-creationism

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Anantanathacaritra (Book 4.4 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
• Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
• Tandon, Om Prakash (2002) [1968], Jaina Shrines in India (1 ed.), New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, ISBN 81-230-1013-3