Anantanatha

Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara
Idol of Anantnath at Anantnath Jain Temple, Narshi Natha Street, Mumbai
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorVimalnath
SuccessorDharmanath
SymbolPorcupine as per Digambara
Falcon as per Śvetāmbara
Height50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age3,000,000 years
ColorGolden
Genealogy
Born
Ayodhya
Died
Shikharji
Parents
  • Simhasena (father)
  • Suyasha (mother)
DynastyIkṣvākuvaṁśa

Anantnath 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.

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