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Besides Rishabhadeva, Neminatha has also been mentioned as the Tirthankar of the Jains. He is said to be the twenty-second Tirthankar.
Neminatha is connected with the legend of Sri Krishna as his relative. According to the Trilokpurus charit, he was a cousin of Lord Krishna who negotiated his marriage with Rajamati, daughter of Ugrasena, but Neminatha, taking compassion on the animals which were to be slaughtered in connection with the marriage feast, left the marriage procession suddenly and renounced the world. He then left Dwarika and proceeded to a garden called Sahasramarvana on the mount Raivataka, where he practiced asceticism and attained salvation. According to the Kalpasutra, he lived up to the age of 1,000 years.
The Chandogya UpaniSad refers to Krishna, son of Devaki, as a disciple of Ghora Angirasa who instructed him about Tapas (austerity), Dana (charity), Aarjava (simplicity or piety), Ahimsa (non-injury) and Satyavachana (truthfulness) - virtues which are extolled by
