Anantanatha

Template:Infobox deity Template:Jainism 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

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

Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty.Template:Sfn His birth date was the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month of the Indian calendar.Template:Cn

Literature

• Ananthnatha Purana was written by Janna in 1230 CE.

Famous Temple

Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala

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

See also

• God in Jainism
• Jainism and non-creationism

Sources

• Anantanathacaritra (Book 4.4 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra). Baroda Oriental Institute(1931).
• [{{{url}}} Compendium of Jainism]. University of Karnataka.
• [{{{url}}} Jaina Shrines in India]. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India(2002).