Shitalanatha

Shitalanatha
10th Jain Tirthankara
Shitalanatha
Shri Shitalanatha bhagwan at Badridas Jain temple, Kolkata
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorPushpadanta
SuccessorShreyansanatha
SymbolKalpavriksha (Wishing Tree) As per Digambar. Srivatsa as per Shwetambar
Height90 bows (270 meters)
Age100,000 purva (7.056 Quintillion years)
ColorGolden
Genealogy
Born
Died
Parents
  • Dridharatha (father)
  • Sunanda (mother)

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 (Dig.)/ Srivatasa (Svet.) emblem, Pilurikha tree, Brahma Yaksha and Manavi (Dig.) & Ashoka (Svet.) Yakshi.