Pushpadanta

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Pushpadanta, also known as Suvidhinath, was the ninth Jain Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.

Pushpadanta was born to King Sugreev Raja and Queen Rama Rani at Kakandi in the Ikshvaku clan. His birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Hindu calendar.


24 Tirthankars of Jainism

Lord Rishabha . Ajitnath . Sambhavanath . Abhinandannath . Sumatinath . Padmabrabha . Suparshvanath . Chandraprabha . Pushpadanta . Sheetalnath . Shreyansanath . Vasupujya . Vimalnath . Anantnath . Dharmanath . Shantinath . Kunthunath . Aranath . Mallinath . Munisuvrata . Nami Natha . Neminatha . Parshva . Mahavira