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Meaning
Jain iconography
Tīrthaṅkara-naam-karma
Jain texts propound that a special type of
karma, the tīrthaṅkara nama-karma, raises
a soul to the supreme status of a
Tīrthaṅkara. Tattvartha Sutra, a major Jain
text, lists sixteen observances which lead
to the bandha (bondage) of this karma:[17]
Samavasarana
Tīrthaṅkaras of present
cosmic age
Tirthankars of present, previous and next cosmic ages
(72 in total)
300 4,000,000
5 Sumatinatha Heron Golden Prunus mahaleb L.
dhanuṣa Purva
250 3,000,000
6 Padmaprabha Padma Red
dhanuṣa Purva
150 1,000,000
8 Chandraprabha Crescent Moon White Mesua ferrea L.
dhanuṣa Purva
Stereopermum
70 72,00,000
12 Vasupujya Buffalo Red suaveolens (Roxb.)
dhanusa Years
DC.
40 7,00,000
16 Shantinatha Antelope or deer Golden Ficus retusa L.
dhanuṣa Years
Wendlandia heynei
35 95,000
17 Kunthunatha Goat Golden (Schult.) Santapau &
dhanuṣa Years
Merchant
30 84,000
18 Aranatha Nandavarta or fish Golden Mangifera indica L.
dhanuṣa Years
25 56,000
19 Māllīnātha Kalasha Blue Saraca indica L.
dhanuṣa Years
15 10,000
21 Naminatha Blue lotus Golden Mimusops elengi L.
dhanuṣa Years
Anogeissus latifolia
100
23 Parshvanatha Snake Blue 9 hath (Roxb. ex DC.) Wall.
Years
ex Guillem. & Perr.
Manilkara hexandra
24 Mahavira Lion Golden 4 hath 72 Years
(Roxb.) Dubard
Iconography
In other religions
The first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha is
mentioned in Hindu texts like the
Rigveda,[40] Vishnupurana and Bhagwata
Purana.[41] The Yajurveda mentions the
name of three Tīrthaṅkaras – Ṛiṣhabha,
Ajitnātha and Ariṣṭanemi.[42] The
Bhāgavata Purāṇa includes legends about
the Tirthankaras of Jainism particularly
Rishabha.[43] Yoga Vasishta, Chapter 15,
Sloka 8 gives the saying of Rama:
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media
related to Tirthankaras.
God in Jainism
Kundakunda
List of Tirthankaras
Simandhara
Tattva (Jainism)
References
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