Māllīnātha

Māllīnātha
19th Jain Tirthankara
Footprints at Mallinatha Tonk, Shikharji
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Aranatha
Successor	Munisuvrata
Symbol	Urn or Kalasa
Height	25 dhanusha (75 meters)
Age	56,000 years
Color	Blue
Personal Information
Born	Ayodhya
Moksha	Shikharji
Parents	Kumbha (father) Rakshita (mother)

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Māllīnātha (Prakrit Mālliṇātha, "Lord of jasmine or seat") was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present avasarpiṇī age in Jainism. Jain texts indicate Mālliṇāha was born at Mithila into the Ikshvaku dynasty to King Kumbha and Queen Prajâvatî. Tīrthaṅkara Māllīnātha lived for over 56,000 years, out of which 54,800 years less six days, was with omniscience (Kevala Jnana).

According to the Digambara tradition, Mallinatha was a son born in a royal family, and worships Mallinatha as a male.^[1][2] However, the Svetambara tradition of Jainism rejects this, and states that Māllīnātha was female.^[3]

Biography

Māllīnātha (Prakrit Mālliṇāha, "Lord Jasmine") was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present avasarpiṇī age in Jainism.^[4] Jain scriptures indicate Mālliṇāha was born at Mithila into the Ikshvaku dynasty to King Kumbha and Queen Prajâvatî.^[5][4] Tīrthaṅkara Māllīnātha lived for over 56,000 years, out of which 54,800 years less six days, was with omniscience (Kevala Jnana).^[6]

According to Jain beliefs, Mālliṇāha became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.^[7]

Literature

1. Jnatrdharmakathah gives the story of Lord Mallinath is said to be composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami.
2. Mallinathapurana was written by Nagachandra in 1105 CE.

Main Temples

• Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Jain Temple is a Jain temple in Mannargudi, an ancient town in the erstwhile Chola Empire of Tamil Nadu. There are plenty of archaeological evidences dating back to 250 BC.
• Chaturmukha Basadi is a famous Jain temple located at Karkala in the Indian state of Karnataka. The temple is dedicated to Tirthankar Aranatha, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath.^[8]

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  Chaturmukha Basadi
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  Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Temple
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  Mallinath Temple, Kosbad

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mallinatha.

• God in Jainism
• Jainism and non-creationism

Citations

Sources

• Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), London and New York: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X 
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• Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1998) [1979], The Jaina Path of Purification, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1578-5 
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• Vallely, Anne (2002), Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnology of a Jain Ascetic Community, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 978-0-8020-8415-6