Kunthunatha
| Kunthunatha | |
|---|---|
| 17th Jain Tirthankara, 6th Chakravartin, 12th Kamadeva | |
 Worship of Kunthu | |
| Details | |
| Predecessor | Shantinatha |
| Successor | Aranatha |
| Royalty | |
| Dynasty/Clan | Ikshvaku |
| Family | |
| Parents |
Surya (Sura) (father) Sri devi (mother) |
| Kalyanaka / Important Events | |
| Born |
10194 years ago Hastinapura |
| Moksha place | Sammed Shikhar |
| Characteristics/Attributes | |
| Complexion | Golden |
| Symbol | Goat [1] |
| Height | 35 bows (105 metres) |
| Age | 95,000 years |
| Kevalakāla | |
| Yaksha | Gandharva |
| Yakshini | Achyuta |
Kunthunath was the seventeenth Tirthankara, sixth Chakravartin[2] and twelfth Kamadeva of the present half time cycle, Avasarpini.[1][3] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Kunthunatha was born to King Sura (Surya)[1] and Queen Sridevi at Hastinapur[2] in the Ikshvaku dynasty on the fourteenth day of the Vaishakh Krishna month of the Indian calendar.[3]
Etymology
Kunthu means heap of Jewels.[2]
Life
Like all other Chakravartin, he also conquered all the lands[2] and went to write his name on the foothills of mountains. Seeing the names of other Chakravartin already there, he saw his ambitions dwarfed. He then renounced his throne and became an ascetic for penance.[2] At an age of 95,000 years he liberated his soul and attained Moksha on Mount Shikharji.[2]
Famous Temple
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Forlong 1897, p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 von Glasenapp 1999, p. 308.
- 1 2 Tukol 1980, p. 31.
Sources
- von Glasenapp, Helmuth (1 January 1999), Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1376-6
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography 1, India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
- Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
- Forlong, Major-General J. G. R. (1897), Short Studies in the Science of Comparative Religions, 15 Piccadilly, London: B. Quaritch,
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