Dharmanatha
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15th Jain Tirthankara | |
 Dharmanatha statue at Anwa, Rajasthan | |
| Venerated in | Jainism |
| Predecessor | Anantanatha |
| Successor | Shantinatha |
| Symbol | Vajra |
| Height | 45 bows (135 meters) |
| Age | 2,500,000 years |
| Color | Golden |
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Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Dharmanath was born to King Bhanu Raja and Queen Suvrata Rani at Ratnapuri in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.[2]
Hutheesing Jain Temple, located at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, constructed in 1848 AD, is dedicated to him.
Biography
Dharmanatha was the fifteenth 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.[3]
His birth date was the 3rd day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. He attained Moksha at Shikharji.[3]
Famous Temple
- Hutheesing Jain Temple: best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848.
- Dharmanath Jains Temple at Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala
Gallery
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Hutheesing Jain Temple with 52 devakulikas -
Dharmanath Jain temple in Mattancherry, Kochi -
Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji -
Footprint at Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji
See also
References
- ^ Tandon 2002, p. 45.
- ^ a b Tukol 1980, p. 31.
- ^ a b Jain 2009, p. 83.
Sources
- Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Shri Dharmanathacaritra (Book 4.5 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
- Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography:, Volume 1. India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-208-X.
- Jain, Arun Kumar (2009), Faith & Philosophy of Jainism, Gyan Publishing House, ISBN 9788178357232, retrieved 8 October 2017
- 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
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