Aranatha

Aranath(Arnath) was the eighteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present half cycle of time (Avasarpini). He was also the eighth Chakravartin and thirteenth Kamadeva. According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 16,585,000 BCE. He became a siddha i.e. a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karmas. Aranath was born to King Sudarshana and Queen Devi (Mitra) at Hastinapur in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the tenth day of the Migsar Krishna month of the Indian calendar.

Aranatha
18th Tirthankara, 7th Chakravarti, and 13th Kamadeva
The idol of Tirthankara Aranatha in a Jinalaya at Amritsar, Punjab.
Venerated inJainism
PredecessorKunthunatha
SuccessorMallinatha
SymbolFish
Height30 Bows (90 Metres)
Age84,000+
ColorGolden
Personal information
Born
Died
Parents
  • Sudarśana (father)
  • Mitrādevī (mother)
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