Tirthankara Shantinath was born to the King Vishavsen and Queen Achiradevi of Hastinapur. It is said that as soon as he entered the womb of his mother, diseases were cured, peace and happiness prevailed throughout the area. Because of this, he came to be called Santinath (peacemaker). When he was very young, he became an expert in the use of many weapons. These skills enabled him to become a Chakarvarti (King of Kings).
He enjoyed his kingdom and its riches for thousands of years. One day, however, he saw his own aging reflection in a mirror and realized that his body was not as young and beautiful as it used to be. Thus he came to know that all the riches and even man itself are not eternal. At that moment he was inspired to become an ascetic.
He became enlightened on the eleventh moonlit night of Paush (Feb-March). For many years, he went from city to city, spreading the message of peace, Ahimsa (non-violence) and harmony.He achieved Nirvana on the mountain of Sammed Shikhar (Bihar). His symbol is a deer (Mriga). He is considered a god to bestow peace and happiness.

Father	Vishwasena
Mother	Mata Achira
Clan Name	Ikshvaku
Place of Birth	Gajapura or Hastinapuri
Source of Descent	Sarvarthasiddha
Date of Descent (Garbha Kalyanaka)	Bhadrapadha Krishna 7
Date of Birth (Janma Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 13
Age	100,000 years
Height	40 dhanusha (poles)
Body Colour	Golden
Date of Enlightenment (Keval Gyana Kalyanaka)	Paush su. 9
Date of Diksha (Diksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 14
Diksha Tree or Vat Vriksha	Nandi (Cedrela toona)
Place of Nirvana	Sammed Shikharji
Date of Nirvana (Moksha Kalyanaka)	Jayesth ku. 13
First person to donate food	Sumithraraja
Period of Meditation	1 Year
Chief Disciple (Ganadhar)	Chakrayuddha
Head of Female Ascetics	Suchi
God of Organisation (Yaksh)	Garuda
Goddess of Organisation (Yakshini)	Nirvani or Kimpurusha or Mahamanasi
Heaven	Sarvarthasiddha
No. of Muni	62,000
No. of Aryika	61,600
No. of Shravak	2,90,000
No. of Shravika	3,93,000

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