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Sheetalnath

Shitalanatha
10th tirthankara
Shitalanatha
Statue depicting Shitalanatha (Pakbirra, Purulia)
Venerated in Jainism
Predecessor Pushpadanta
Successor Shreyansanatha
Symbol Kalpavriksha (Wishing Tree)
Height 90 bows (270 meters)
Age 100,000 purva (7.056 Quintillion years)
Color Golden
Personal Information
Born Ayodhya
Moksha Shikharji
Parents
  • Dridharatha (father)
  • Sunanda (mother)

Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.

Shitalanatha was the tenth tirthankara of the present age according to Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Jains believe Shitalanatha was born to King Dradhrath and Queen Nanda at Bhaddilpur into the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Magha Krishna month of the Indian national calendar. Shitalanatha is associated with Svastika (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.

Shitalanatha Temple, Madhuban, Giridih

Shitalanatha Temple, Kolkata



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