Munisuvrata
| Munisuvrata | |
|---|---|
| Twentieth Jain Tirthankara | |
 Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Bhagwan Statue | |
| Details | |
| Predecessor | Māllīnātha |
| Successor | Naminatha |
| Royalty | |
| Dynasty/Clan | Harivamsa |
| Family | |
| Father | Sumitra |
| Mother | Padmavati |
| Kalyanaka / Important Events | |
| Born |
1,184,980 BCE Kusagranagara, Rajgir |
| Moksha date | 1,154,980 BCE |
| Moksha place | Shikharji |
| Characteristics/Attributes | |
| Complexion | Black |
| Symbol | Tortoise |
| Height | 20 bows (60 metres)[1] |
| Age | 30,000 years |
| Attendant Gods | |
| Yaksha | Varun |
| Yakshini | Nardatta |
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Munisuvrata Swami (Munisuvratanath) (मुनिसुव्रत स्वामी) was the twentieth Tirthankara of the present half time cycle (Avasarpini) in Jain cosmology.[2] He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of his karma.
Tradition
In his previous incarnation, Munisuvrata was born as Surshreshta, the king of Champa, Mahavideh.[3]
On the third day of Shraavana (month) Krishna (dark fortnight) according to Hindu calendar, Queen Padmavati of Rajgir saw sixteen auspicious dreams. When she shared her dreams with her husband, King Sumitra of the Harivamsa clan, he explained that a Tirthankara will be born to them soon. Then, Munisuvrata was born to them on the fifteenth day of the Shraavana Shukla (bright fortnight) in 1,184,980 BC.[2] Some traditions mentions this date as tenth day of Vaisakh Krishna.
He was during the time of Ramayana.[4]
Gallery
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Muni Suvratnath Jinendra (Patna Ganj, M.P)
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Idol of Munisuvrata Swami, Santhu
See also
Notes
- ↑ Sarasvati 1970, p. 444.
- 1 2 Tukol 1980, p. 31.
- ↑ Lord Munisuvrata - Main Events of Life, e-jainism
- ↑ Zvelebil 1992, p. 65.
References
- Zvelebil, Kamil (1992). Companion Studies to the History of Tamil Literature. Netherlands. ISBN 90-04-09365-6.
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography 1. India: Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications. ISBN 81-7017-208-X.
- Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka.
- Sarasvati, Swami Dayananda (1970). An English translation of the Satyarth Prakash. Swami Dayananda Sarasvati.
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