Anantanatha

Anantanatha
14th Jain Tirthankara
Anantanatha
Idol of Anantnatha at Anantnatha Jain Temple, Narshi Natha Street, Mumbai
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorVimalanatha
SuccessorDharmanatha
SymbolPorcupine as per Digambara
Falcon as per Śvetāmbara[1]
Height50 dhanusha (150 meters)
Age3,000,000 years
ColorGolden
Genealogy
Born
Died
Parents
  • Simhasena (father)
  • Suyasha (mother)

Anantanatha was the fourteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

  1. ^ Tandon 2002, p. 45.