Jain World
|
The 24 Jain Tirthankara’s
|
Name
|
Father
|
Mother
|
Place
of Birth
|
Emblem
|
1 |
Rsabha
or Adinatha |
Nabhiraja |
Marudevi |
Ayodhya |
Bull |
2 |
Ajitanatha |
Jitasatru |
Vijayadevi |
Ayodhya |
Elephent |
3 |
Sambhavanatha |
Jitari |
Sena |
Sarvasti |
Horse |
4 |
Abhinandananatha |
Samvara |
Siddhartha |
Ayodhaya |
Monkey |
5 |
Sumatinatha |
Meghaprahba |
Sumangala
(Mangala) |
Ayodhaya |
Curlew
(Kraunea) |
6 |
Padmaprabha |
Dharana
(Sridhara) |
Surima |
Kausambi |
Red
Lotus |
7 |
Suparsvanatha |
Supratishtha
(Pratistha) |
Prithivi |
Kasi |
Svastika |
8 |
Chandraprabha |
mahasena |
Laksmana |
Chandrapuri |
Cresent |
9 |
Puspadanta |
Sugriva |
Rama |
Kakandi |
Crocodile
(makara) |
10 |
Sitalanatha |
Drdharatha |
Sunanda
(Nanada) |
Bhadrikapuri
(Bhadrilla) |
Wishing
tree (Srivasta) |
11 |
Sreyamsanatha |
Vishnu |
Visnudri
(Visna) |
Simhapuri |
Rhinoceros |
12 |
Vasupujya |
Vasupujya |
Vijaya
(Jaya) |
Chmapapuri |
Buffalo |
13 |
Vimalanatha |
Krtavarman |
Suramya
(Syama) |
Kampilya |
Boar |
14 |
Anantanatha |
Simhasena |
Sarvayasa |
Ayodhya |
Bear
(Falcon) |
15 |
Dharmanatha |
Bhanu |
Suvrata |
Ratnapuri |
Spike-headed
Club (Vajradanda) |
16 |
Santinatha |
Visvasena |
Acira |
Hastinapura |
Deer |
17 |
Kunthunatha |
Surya
(Sura) |
Sridevi |
Hastinapura |
He-goat |
18 |
Aranatha |
Sudarsana |
Mitra
-(Devi) |
Hastinapura |
Fish |
19 |
Mallinatha |
Kumbha |
Raksita
(Prabhavati) |
Mithilapuri
(Mathura) |
Waterpot |
20 |
Munisuvrata |
Sumitra |
Padmavathi |
Kusagranagra
or Rajagrha |
Tortoise |
21 |
Naminatha |
Vijaya |
Vapra
(Vipra) |
Mithilapuri
or Mathura |
Blue
Lotus |
22 |
Neminatha |
Samudravijaya |
Siva-devi |
Sauripura
or Dvaraka |
Conch |
23 |
Parsvanatha |
Asvasena |
Brahmi |
Kasi |
Serpent |
24 |
Mahavira
or Vardhamana |
Siddhartha |
Priyakarini
(Trisla) |
Kundapura |
Lion |
Contributed by ANJAY MOHNOT
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