Dharmanatha


Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Dharmanath was born to King Bhanu Raja and Queen Suvrata Rani at Ratnapuri in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.
Hutheesing Jain Temple, located at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, constructed in 1848 AD, is dedicated to him.

Biography

Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Tirthankara of the present age of Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.
His birth date was the 3rd day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. His height is mentioned as 45 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 1,000,000 years. He attained Moksha at Shikharji.
Dharmanatha is said to have been born 4 sagara after his predecessor, Anantanatha. His successor, Shantinatha, is said to have been born 3 sagara less 3/4 palya after him.

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