Anantanatha

Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara
Idol of Anantnatha at Anantnatha Jain Temple, Narshi Natha Street, Mumbai
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Vimalanatha
Successor	Dharmanatha
Symbol	Porcupine as per Digambara Falcon as per Śvetāmbara[1]
Height	50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age	3,000,000 years
Color	Golden
Genealogy
Born	Ayodhya
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Simhasena (father) Suyasha (mother)

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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.

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]}

• Ananthnatha Purana was written by Janna in 1230 CE.

Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala

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  Anantnath Swami Temple in Kalpetta, Kerala
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  Ananthnath Temple, Madhuban

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• Johnson, Helen M. (1931), Anantanathacaritra (Book 4.4 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra), Baroda Oriental Institute
• Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
• 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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