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Tirthankaras are special Siddhas (liberated souls) who has attained omniscience andTirthankaras guides the other souls to save them from the cycles of repeated earth existences (rebirth). Tirthankaras are just ordinary man, born as human, but through their intense practice of kindness, equanimity and meditation, he attains the state of a Tirthankara.

Thus, a Tirthankar is an individual who destroys attachment with all the earthly things and relations, he frees himself absolutely from ignorance, he repays all his previous and this birth's dues of karmas, he detaches himself from all the good and bad, he attains absolute knowledge about present, past, and future, and becomes an omniscient in the process. He becomes a Sidha and frees himself from the cycle of birth and re-birth.

Tirthankaras revitalize the Jain Sangh (four-fold Jain Order) consisting of Sadhus (male saints), Sadhvis (female saints), Shravaks (male householders), and Shravikas (female householders). During every half time cycle, twenty-four persons like us rise to the level of Tirthankara. Every time-span consist of 12 Araah’s (era’s) 1 to 6 in first half cycle and 6 to 1 in second half cycle. Jainism states time has no beginning or end. It moves like the wheel of a cart. There have been an infinite number of time cycles before our present era and there will be an infinite number of time cycles after this age. At the beginning of the twenty first century, we were approximately 2,530 years into the fifth era of the present half cycle i.e. Avasarpini time-span.

The 24 Tirthankaras are considered to be the creator of Jain religion. They are divine elements of Jainism. They have attained all the achievement of ultimate nature including the ultimate knowledge after making vigorous efforts. Their principles are for betterment and welfare of others. Their path is to provide total fearless life and that of non-violence and to distribute love and friendship. Their vision of life is very wide and they have no insistence for anything. Their way of life is for giving up possessive passion and being free from the karmas.

After achieving enlightenment, a Tirthankara shows others the path to enlightenment. The Tirthankara's religious teachings form the Jain canons. The inner knowledge of all Tirthankaras is perfect and identical in every respect, for the teachings of one Tirthankara do not contradict those of another. However, the degree of elaboration varies according to the spiritual advancement and purity of humans during that period. The higher the spiritual advancement and purity of mind, the lower the elaboration required.

At the end of his human life-span, a Tirthankara achieves liberation ('moksha' or 'nirvana'), ending the cycle of infinite births and deaths.

A Tithankara's mother have sixteen (fourteen according to Swetambara Jain Sect) auspicious dreams after her conception. These dreams are as following:

Dreams of a Tirthankara's Mother

  1. Bull
  2. Elephant
  3. Lion
  4. Goddess Laxmi
  5. Garlands of Flowers
  6. Full Moon
  7. Sun
  8. Auspicious Banner
  9. Auspicious Urn
  10. Lake filled with Lotuses
  11. Milky White Sea
  12. Celestial Vehicle
  13. Heap of Gems
  14. Fire without Smoke
  15. Pair of Fish (According to Digambara Jain Sect only)
  16. Throne (According to Digambara Jain Sect only)

Below we are giving a brief introduction of all 24 Tirthankaras of the present time span i.e. Uttsarpini time-span.

 Tirthankar  Heaven  Birthplace; Consecration  Parents Symbol 
1. Lord Rishabha (Adinath) Sarvartha-siddha Vinittanagari or Ayodhya;
Asthapad or Kailash Parvat		 Nabhiraja
& Marudevi		 Bull or Ox
2. Lord Ajitnath Vijaya-vimana Ayodhya; Sammed Shikharji Jitashatru
& Vijayasena		 Elephant
3. Lord 
Sambhavnath		 Uvari-magraiveka  Shravasti; Sammed Shikhari Jitari
& Susena mata		 Horse
4. Lord
Abhinandannath		 Jayanta-vimana

Ayodhya; Sammed Shikharji

 Sanvar raja
& Siddhartha devi		 Monkey
5. Lord
Sumatinath		 Jayanta-vimana

Ayodhya; Sammed Shikharji

 Meghaprabha
& Mangala devi		 Curlew or
Red Goose
6. Lord
Padmaprabhu		 Uvari-magraiveka Kaushambi; Sammed Shikharji Dheeran
& Sushima devi		 Lotus
7. Lord
Suparshvanath		 Madhya-magraiveka Varanasi; Sammed Shikharji Pratishthita
& Prithvi devi		 Swastika
8. Lord
Chandraprabhu		 Vijayanta Chandrapura; Sammed Shikharji Mahasena raja
& Sulakshana		 Moon
9. Lord
Pushpadanta		 Anata-devaloka Kakandi-nagari; Sammed Shikharji Sugriva raja
& Rama devi 		 Crocodile
10. Lord
Sheetalnath		 Achyuta-devaloka Mahliapura; Sammed Shikharji Dridharatha
& Sunanda devi		 Kalpa-vriksha (Digambara)
Srivatsa (Swetambara)
11. Lord
Shreyansnath		 Achyuta-devaloka Simhapuri; Sammed Shikharji Vimal raja
& Vimla devi		 Rhinoceros
12. Lord
Vasupujya		 Pranata-devaloka Champapuri; Mandargiri parvat, Champapuri Vasupujya
& Vijaya devi		 Buffalo 
13. Lord
Vimalnath		 Mahasara-devaloka Kampilapura; Sammed Shikharji Suvratavarma
& Shyama devi		 Pig
14. Lord
Anantnath		 Pranata-devaloka Ayodhya; Sammed Shikharji Harishena
& Surjaa devi		 Porcupine (Digambara)
Falcon (Swetambara)
15. Lord
Dharmanath		 Vijaya-vimana Ratnapuri;
Sammed Shikharji		 Bhanu raja
& Suvrata devi		 Vajra
16. Lord
Shantinath		 Sarvartha-siddha Gajapura or Hastinapuri; Sammed Shikharji Vishwasena
& Aira Devi		 Deer
17. Lord
Kunthunath		 Sarvartha-siddha Gajapura or Hastinapuri;
Sammed Shikharji		 Shoor raja
& Srimati devi		 He-Goat 
18. Lord
Arahnath		 Sarvartha-siddha Gajapura or Hastinapuri;
Sammed Shikharji 		 Sudarshana raja
& Mitra Devi		 Fish (Digambara)
Nandavrata (Swetambara)
19. Lord
Mallinath		 Jayanta-devaloka Mithila; Sammed Shikharji  Kumbha raja
& Prajavati devi		 Urn (Kalasha)
20. Lord
Munisuvrata		 Aparajita-devaloka Rajgriha; Sammed Shikharji Sumatra raja
& Shyama Devi		 Tortoise
21. Lord Naminath Pranata-devaloka Mithila; Sammed Shikharji Vijayaratha raja
& Vipula devi		 Blue Water Lily or Blue Lotus
22. Lord
Neminath		 Aparajita Shauripura;
Mount Girnar (Girnarji)		 Samudra vijaya
& Shiva devi		 Conch (Shankh)
23. Lord
Parshvanath		 Pranata-devaloka Varanasi; Sammed Shikharji Ashwasena
& Vama devi		 Snake (Naag)
24. Lord
Mahaveera		 Pranata-devaloka Kundalpur or Chitrakuta;
Pavapuri		 Siddhartha raja (Shreyansa or
Yashasvin)
& Trishala (Vidchadinna
or Priyakarini)		 Lion

Kalyanakas of 24 Tirthankaras | Present, Past and Future Tirthankaras


 

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