Abhinandananatha

Template:Infobox deity Template:Jainism Abhinandananatha or Abhinandana Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). He is said to have lived for 50 lakh purva. He was born to King Sanvara and Queen Siddhartha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan. His birth date was the second day of the Magh shukla month of the Indian calendar. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its Karma.

Life

Abhinandananatha or Abhinandana Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).Template:Sfn He is said to have lived for 50 lakh purva.Template:Sfn He was born to King Samvara and Queen Siddhartha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan.Template:Sfn His birth date was the second day of the Magh shukla month of the Indian calendar.Template:Sfn He attained Kevala Jnana under priyangu tree.Template:Sfn According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its Karma.Template:Cn According to Jain tradition, his height was 350 dhanusha (1,050 meters).Template:Sfn

Adoration

Svayambhustotra by Jain monk, Acarya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Its five slokas (aphorisms) adore the qualities of Abhinandananātha.Template:Sfn One such sloka is:Template:Cquote Abhinandananatha is associated with Ape emblem, Piyala tree, Yakshesvara & Nayaka Yaksha and Vajrasrinkala & Kalika Yakshi.Template:Sfn

• Abhinandannath Temple, Madhuban
  Abhinandannath Temple, Madhuban
• Abhinandannath Tonk, Shikharji
  Abhinandannath Tonk, Shikharji
• Footprint at Abhinandananath Tonk, Shikharji
  Footprint at Abhinandananath Tonk, Shikharji

See also

• God in Jainism
• Arihant (Jainism)
• Jainism and non-creationism

References

• Abhinandanacaritra (Book 3.2 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra). Baroda Oriental Institute(1931).
• Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara. Vikalp Printers(2015).
• Sacred Plants of India. Penguin Books(2014).
• [{{{url}}} Jaina Shrines in India]. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India(2002).
• [{{{url}}} Compendium of Jainism]. University of Karnataka(1980).