Dharmanatha

{{short description|15th Tirthankara in Jainism in current cycle of Jain cosmology}}

{{Infobox deity

| type = Jain

| deity_of = 15th Jain Tirthankara

| image = Dharmanath.jpg

| caption = Lord Dharmanatha at Gruh jinalay, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

| alt =

| venerated_in = Jainism

| symbol = Vajra

| color = Golden

| father = Bhānu

| mother = Suvratā

| height = 45 bows (135 meters)

| age = 2,500,000 years

| tree =

| predecessor = Anantanatha

| successor = Shantinatha

| birth_place = Ratnapuri{{sfn|Tandon|2002|p=45}}

| moksha_place = Sammed Shikhar

}}

Dharmanatha was the fifteenth 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. Dharmanath was born to King Bhanu Raja and Queen Suvrata Rani at Ratnapuri in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}}

Hutheesing Jain Temple, located at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, constructed in 1848 AD, is dedicated to him.

Biography

Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism.{{sfn|Tukol|1980|p=31}} According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

His birth date was the 3rd day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. He attained Moksha at Shikharji.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Famous Temple

Hutheesing Jain Temple: best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848.
Dharmanath Jains Temple at Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala

Gallery

Sheth_Hutheesinh_Temple.jpg|Hutheesing Jain Temple with 52 devakulikas

Kerala_jain_temple.jpg|Dharmanath Jain temple in Mattancherry, Kochi

Dharmnath Prabhu Jayanagar Bangalore.jpg|Dharmnatha Prabhu at Jayanagar Bengaluru

Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji.jpg|Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji

Footprint at Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji.jpg|Footprint at Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji

References

Sources

{{citation |last=Johnson |first=Helen M. |author-link=Helen Moore Johnson |title=Shri Dharmanathacaritra (Book 4.5 of the Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/trishashti-shalaka-purusha-caritra/d/doc213314.html |publisher=Baroda Oriental Institute |date=1931 }}
{{cite book

|last=Tukol

|first=T. K.

|title=Compendium of Jainism

|publisher=University of Karnataka

|year=1980

|location=Dharwad

}}

{{cite book

|last=Shah

|first= Umakant Premanand

|title=Jaina-Rupa Mandana: Jaina Iconography:, Volume 1

|year=1987

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC

|location=India

|publisher=Shakti Malik Abhinav Publications

|isbn=81-7017-208-X}}

{{citation |last=Tandon |first=Om Prakash |author-link=Om Prakash Tandon |title=Jaina Shrines in India |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India |isbn=81-230-1013-3 |date=2002 |orig-year=1968 |edition=1 |location=New Delhi }}

External links

Category:Tirthankaras