Pushpadanta
| Pushpadanta | |
|---|---|
| 9th Jain Tirthankara | |
 Image of Tirthankara Pushpadanta | |
| Details | |
| Alternate name(s) | Suvidhinatha |
| Predecessor | Chandraprabha |
| Successor | Shitalanatha |
| Royalty | |
| Dynasty/Clan | Ikshvaku |
| Family | |
| Father | Sugriva |
| Mother | Rama (Supriya) |
| Kalyanaka / Important Events | |
| Born |
10218 years ago Kakandi (modern Khukhundoo, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Moksha place | Shikharji |
| Characteristics/Attributes | |
| Complexion | White |
| Symbol | Crocodile |
| Height | 100 bows (300 meters) |
| Age | 200,000 purva (14.112 quintillion years) |
| Kevalakāla | |
| Yaksha | Vajit |
| Yakshini | Sutara |
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In Jainism, Puṣpadanta (Sanskrit: पुष्पदन्त), also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).[1] According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.
Puṣpadanta was born to King Sugriva and Queen Rama at Kakandi (modern Khukhundoo, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh) to the Ikshvaku dynasty.[1] His birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Vikram Samvat. Puṣpadanta was the ninth Tirthankara who re-established the four-part sangha in the tradition started by Rishabhanatha.
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References
- Sircar, D. C., Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India
- Tukol, T. K. (1980), Compendium of Jainism, Dharwad: University of Karnataka
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography:, Volume 1, India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
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