Abhinandananatha

Abhinandananatha
4th Jain Tirthankara
Abhinandananath Jina
Other names	Abhinandan Swami
Venerated in	Jainism
Symbol	Monkey
Height	350 dhanusha (1,050 meters)
Age	5,000,000 purva (352.80 Quintillion Years)
Color	Golden
Parents	Samvara (father) Siddhartha (mother)
Preceded by	Sambhavanatha
Succeeded by	Sumatinatha
Born	Ayodhya
Moksha	Shikharji
Dynasty	Ikshvaku dynasty

Abhinandananatha or Abhinandana Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). He is said to have lived for 50 lakh purva. He was born to King Sanvara and Queen Siddhartha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan. His birth date was the second day of the Magh shukla month of the Indian calendar. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its Karma.

Abhinandananatha or Abhinandana Swami was the fourth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). He is said to have lived for 50 lakh purva. He was born to King Sanvara and Queen Siddhartha at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan. His birth date was the second day of the Magh shukla month of the Indian calendar. He attained Kevala Jnana under priyangu tree. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its Karma. According to Jain tradition, his height was 350 dhanusha (1,050 meters).

Svayambhustotra by Jain monk, Acarya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Its five slokas (aphorisms) adore the qualities of Abhinandananātha. One such sloka is:

Abhinandananatha is associated with Ape emblem, Piyala tree, Yakshesvara & Nayaka Yaksha and Vajrasrinkala & Kalika Yakshi.

Abhinandannath Temple, Madhuban

Abhinandannath Tonk, Shikharji

Footprint at Abhinandananath Tonk, Shikharji