Malinatha

Māllīnātha
19th Jain Tirthankara
Footprints at Mallinatha Tonk, Shikharji
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Aranatha
Successor	Munisuvrata
Symbol	Urn or Kalasa
Height	25 dhanusha (75 meters)
Age	56,000 years
Color	Blue
Personal Information
Born	Ayodhya
Moksha	Shikharji
Parents	Kumbha (father) Rakshita (mother)

Māllīnātha (Prakrit Mālliṇātha, "Lord of jasmine or seat") was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present avasarpiṇī age in Jainism. Jain texts indicate Mālliṇāha was born at Mithila into the Ikshvaku dynasty to King Kumbha and Queen Prajâvatî. Tīrthaṅkara Māllīnātha lived for over 56,000 years, out of which 54,800 years less six days, was with omniscience (Kevala Jnana).

According to the Digambara tradition, Mallinatha was a son born in a royal family, and worships Mallinatha as a male. However, the Svetambara tradition of Jainism rejects this, and states that Māllīnātha was female.

Māllīnātha (Prakrit Mālliṇāha, "Lord Jasmine") was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present avasarpiṇī age in Jainism. Jain scriptures indicate Mālliṇāha was born at Mithila into the Ikshvaku dynasty to King Kumbha and Queen Prajâvatî.Tīrthaṅkara Māllīnātha lived for over 56,000 years, out of which 54,800 years less six days, was with omniscience (Kevala Jnana).

According to Jain beliefs, Mālliṇāha became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Chaturmukha Basadi

Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Temple

Mallinath Temple, Kosbad