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5th Tirthankara in Jainism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). Sumatinatha was born to a Kshatriya King Megha (Megharatha) and Queen Mangalavati (Sumangalavati) at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His Janma Kalyanak (birthday) was the eighth day of the Vaisakha Sudi month of the Jain calendar.
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Tradition
Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini).[1] Sumatinatha was born to Kshatriya King Megha (Meghaprabha) and Queen Mangala (Sumangala) at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the eighth day of the Vaisakha Sudi month of the Jain calendar.[1] His height is mentioned as 300 dhanusha.[2] He is said to have lived for 4,000,000 purva.[2]
He attained Kevala Jnana under sala or priyangu tree.[3] He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Sumithanatha is associated with Heron (Krauncha) emblem, Priyangu tree, Tumburu (Purushadatta) Yaksha and Mahakala Yakshi.[4]
Sumatinatha is said to have been born 9 lakh crore sagara after his predecessor, Abhinandananatha.[2] His successor, Padmaprabha, is said to have been born 90,000 crore sagara after him.[2]
In his previous incarnation, Sumatinatha was an Indra in the Jayanta Vimana.[5]
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Adoration
Svayambhustotra by Acharya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Its five slokas (aphorisms) are dedicated to Sumatinātha.[6] Last of which is:
The attributes of existence and non-existence in an object are valid from particular standpoints; the validity of the statement is contingent on the speaker's choice, at that particular moment, of the attribute that he wishes to bring to the fore as the other attribute is relegated to the background. O Lord Sumatinātha, you had thus explained the reality of substances; may your adoration augment my intellect![7]
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Main temples
- Bhandasar Jain Temple, Bikaner
- Talajaji
- Sumati Dham, Indore
Outer part of Sumati Dham Digambar Jain Temple
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References
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