Anantanatha Knowpia

Anantanatha
Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara
	Image of Tirthankar Anantnatha
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Vimalanatha
Successor	Dharmanatha
Symbol	Porcupine as per Digambara; Falcon as per Shvetambara
Height	50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age	3,000,000 years
Color	Golden
Personal information
Born	Ayodhya
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Simhasena (father); Suyasha (mother);

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.

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Anantanatha was the fourteenth 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.^{[citation needed]}

Anantanatha was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty.^[2] His birth date was the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month of the Indian calendar.^{[citation needed]}