Pushpadanta

In Jainism, Pushpadanta, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age. According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.

Biography

Puṣpadanta, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age. According to Jain belief, they became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.
Puṣpadanta was born to King Sugriva and Queen Rama at Kakandi to the Ikshvaku dynasty. Their birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Vikram Samvat. Puṣpadant was the ninth Tirthankara who re-established the four-part sangha in the tradition started by Rishabhanatha. Pushpadanta is associated with Alligator emblem, Malli tree, Ajita Yaksha and Mahakali & Sutaraka Yakshi. His height is mentioned as 100 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 200,000 purva.
Pushpadanta is said to have been born 90 crore sagara after his predecessor, Chandraprabha. His successor, Shitalanatha, is said to have been born 9 crore sagara after him.