Vimalanatha

Vimalanatha
Vimalanatha
13th Jain Tirthankara
	Idol of Tirthankar Vimalnath at Kampilji Shwetambar Jain Temple, Uttar Pradesh
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Vasupujya
Successor	Anantanatha
Symbol	Boar
Height	60 bows (180 meters)
Age	6,000,000 years
Color	Golden
Personal information
Born	Kampilya
Died	Shikharji
Parents	Kritvarma (father); Shyama (Suramya) (mother);

Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyamadevi at Kampilya of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.

Biography edit

Vimalanatha was the thirteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).^[2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Vimalanatha was born to King Kratavarma and Queen Shyama Devi at Kampilaji of the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.^[2]

Famous Temples edit

Kampilya Jain Temples at Kampilya, Uttar Pradesh: They are 1800 years old with a Bhagawan Vimalanatha idol around 2600 years old.^{[citation needed]}
Jain Derasar in Dubai
Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple in Bibwewadi, Maharashtra
Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth in Dhule

Gallery edit

Shri vimalnatha swami jain shwetambar temple,Bibwewadi
Jain Altarpiece with Vimalanatha in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 15th century
Miniature painting from Jodhpur ca. 1800 of 13th Tirthankara or Jina of Jainism
Bhagwan Vimalnathji idol of Bishangarh