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Bhagavan Abhinandan Nath(Fourth Jain Tirthankara)
(श्रीअभिनन्दननाथ )
Lord Abhinandannath or Abhinandan Swami was the fourth Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.
Symbol - Monkey
Life of Lord Abhinandan Nath
Abhinandannath was born in the Ikshvaku clan at Ayodhya. His father Sanvar was the king of Ayodhya and his mother was queen Shidhrtha Devi.  He born on Magh shukla 12. It is said that the noble and purified soul of Mahabal the king of Ratnasanchay /Mangalavati town has descended into the womb of queen Siddharth, wife of king Samvar of Ayodhya. As a result of the simplicity of attitude inherited from the earlier birth, the soul in the womb of the queen had a soothing and pacifying influence on the outer world. The people of the kingdom were suddenly filled with the feelings of humility and fraternity. The augurs and other scholars confirmed that as the aura of a pious soul influences all the people around, the effusion of politeness was caused by the soul in the womb.
The queen gave birth to the future Tirthankar and the king named his son as Abhinandan (greeting). As time passed Abhinandan lead normal mundane life with least indulgence. He ascended the throne when his father became an ascetic. After a long and peaceful reign, he became an ascetic and indulged in rigorous penance and lofty spiritual practices. He attained omniscience on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Paush. For a long period Bhagavan Abhinandan moved around to show the right path to millions of beings. He attained Nirvana at Sammedshikharji on Basiak Sukla 6.
| Father |
Shri Samvar Raja |
| Mother |
Mata Siddhartha |
| Clan Name |
Ikshvaku |
| Source of Descent |
Jayant |
| Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka) |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 4 |
| Place of Birth |
Vinita |
| Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka) |
Magh Shukla Paksh 2 |
| Age |
50 Lac purva |
| Height |
350 dhanusha (poles) |
| Body Colour |
Golden |
| Place of Enlightenment |
Ayodhya |
| Date of Enlightenment (Kevala Gyana Kalyanaka) |
Paush Krishna Paksh 4 |
| Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka) |
Magh Shukla Paksh 2 |
| Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha |
Priyangu (Panicum italicum) |
| Place of Nirvana |
Sammed Shikharji |
| Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka) |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 8 |
| Chief Disciple (Ganadhar) |
Vajranabha |
| Head of Female Ascetics |
Ajita |
| God of Organisation (Yaksh) |
Nayaka |
| Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini) |
Vajrasrinkhala |
| Heaven |
Jayantavimana |
Other details of Lord Abhinandana Naths Life
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