The 24 Jain Tirthankaras
Name |
Father |
Mother |
Place of Birth |
Emblem |
|
1 | Rsabha or Adinatha | Nabhiraja | Marudevi | Ayodhya | Bull |
2 | Ajitanatha | Jitasatru | Vijayadevi | Ayodhya | Elephent |
3 | Sambhavanatha | Jitari | Sena | Sarvasti | Horse |
4 | Abhinandananatha | Samvara | Siddhartha | Ayodhaya | Monkey |
5 | Sumatinatha | Meghaprahba | Sumangala (Mangala) | Ayodhaya | Curlew (Kraunea) |
6 | Padmaprabha | Dharana (Sridhara) | Surima | Kausambi | Red Lotus |
7 | Suparsvanatha | Supratishtha (Pratistha) | Prithivi | Kasi | Svastika |
8 | Chandraprabha | mahasena | Laksmana | Chandrapuri | Cresent |
9 | Puspadanta | Sugriva | Rama | Kakandi | Crocodile (makara) |
10 | Sitalanatha | Drdharatha | Sunanda (Nanada) | Bhadrikapuri (Bhadrilla) | Wishing tree (Srivasta) |
11 | Sreyamsanatha | Vishnu | Visnudri (Visna) | Simhapuri | Rhinoceros |
12 | Vasupujya | Vasupujya | Vijaya (Jaya) | Chmapapuri | Buffalo |
13 | Vimalanatha | Krtavarman | Suramya (Syama) | Kampilya | Boar |
14 | Anantanatha | Simhasena | Sarvayasa | Ayodhya | Bear (Falcon) |
15 | Dharmanatha | Bhanu | Suvrata | Ratnapuri | Spike-headed Club (Vajradanda) |
16 | Santinatha | Visvasena | Acira | Hastinapura | Deer |
17 | Kunthunatha | Surya (Sura) | Sridevi | Hastinapura | He-goat |
18 | Aranatha | Sudarsana | Mitra -(Devi) | Hastinapura | Fish |
19 | Mallinatha | Kumbha | Raksita (Prabhavati) | Mithilapuri (Mathura) | Waterpot |
20 | Munisuvrata | Sumitra | Padmavathi | Kusagranagra or Rajagrha | Tortoise |
21 | Naminatha | Vijaya | Vapra (Vipra) | Mithilapuri or Mathura | Blue Lotus |
22 | Neminatha | Samudravijaya | Siva-devi | Sauripura or Dvaraka | Conch |
23 | Parsvanatha | Asvasena | Brahmi | Kasi | Serpent |
24 | Mahavira or Vardhamana | Siddhartha | Priyakarini (Trisla) | Kundapura | Lion |
Contributed by ANJAY MOHNOT