Summary
In Jainism, Pushpadanta (Sanskrit: पुष्पदन्त), also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.
| Pushpadanta | |
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9th Jain Tirthankara | |
 Idol of Tirthankar Suvidhinath at Kakandi Tirth | |
| Other names | Suvidhinatha |
| Venerated in | Jainism |
| Predecessor | Chandraprabha |
| Successor | Shitalanatha |
| Symbol | Crocodile |
| Height | 100 bows (300 meters) |
| Age | 200,000 purva (14.112 quintillion years) |
| Color | White |
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Biography edit
Puṣpadanta bhagwan, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).[1] According to Jain belief, they became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.[citation needed]
Puṣpadanta bhagwan was born to King Sugriva and Queen Rama at Kakandi (modern Khukhundoo, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh) to the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] Their birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Vikram Samvat. Puṣpadant bhagwan was the ninth Tirthankara who re-established the four-part sangha in the tradition started by Rishabhanatha bhagwan. Pushpadanta prabhu is associated with Alligator emblem, Malli tree, Ajita Yaksha and Mahakali (Dig.) & Sutaraka (Svet.) Yakshi.[2]
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Notes edit
- ^ a b Tukol 1980, p. 31.
- ^ Tandon 2002, p. 44.
References edit
- Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Suvidhinathacaritra (Book 3.7 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
- 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
- Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka