Munisuvrata

Munisuvratnatha
20th Jain Tirthankara

Idol of Munisuvrata Swami, Santhu
Details
Alternate name: Munisuvrat Swami
Historical date: 1,184,980 BCE
Family
Father: Sumitra
Mother: Padmavati
Dynasty: Harivamsha
Places
Birth: Kusagranagara (Raj-grih)
Nirvana: Sammet Shikhar
Attributes
Colour: Black
Symbol: Tortoise
Height: 20 dhanusha (60 meters)
Age At Death: 30,000 years old
Attendant Gods
Yaksha: Varun
Yaksini: Nardatta

Munisuvrata Swami (Munisuvratanath) (मुनिसुव्रत स्वामी) was the twentieth Jain Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini).[1] According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 1,184,980 BCE. He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of his karma. Munisuvrata was born to King Sumitra Raja and Queen Padmavati Rani at Mithila in the Harivansh clan.[1] His birth date was the 15th day of the Shravan Sukla month of the Indian calendar.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka. p.31