Ajitanatha

Ajitanatha
2nd Jain Tirthankara
Ajitanatha
Tirthankara Ajitnatha at Shri Ajitnath Bhagwan Shwetamber Jain Derasar, Taranga
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorRishabhanatha
SuccessorSambhavanatha
SymbolElephant
Height450 dhanush (1,350 meters)
Age72 lakh purvas (508.032 x 1018 years old)
TreeSaptaparna (Alstonia scholaris)
ColorGolden
Genealogy
Born
Parents
  • Jitaśatru (father)
  • Vijayādevī (mother)

Ajitanatha (lit. invincible) was the second tirthankara of the present age, avasarpini (half time cycle) according to Jainism. He was born to king Jitashatru and Queen Vijaya at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. He was a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.