Shitalanatha
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 / Srivatasa emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi & Ashoka Yakshi.
Biography
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 / Srivatasa emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi & Ashoka Yakshi. His height is mentioned as 90 dhanusha. He is said to have lived for 100,000 purva.Shitalanatha is said to have been born 9 crore sagara after his predecessor, Pushpadanta. His successor, Shreyansanatha, is said to have been born 9,999,900 sagara after him.