Jain Center Minnesota MN 2007 07 Pratishtha

Author(s): Jain Center Minnesota USA
Publisher: USA Jain Center Minnesota

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Tirthankaras
Tirthankara: One who is the founder of the four-fold order of monks, nuns, sravaks, sravikas.
Tirthankara is defined as a soul who has destroyed all of his four Ghati karmas and none of his four Aghati karmas. This soul had regained its original attributes of perfect knowledge, vision, power, and bliss. However, it does possess a human body and he has to complete the remaining span of his life. During this remaining span of his life he establishes the four fold order of monks, nuns, sravaks and sravikas. He preaches the Jain Philosophy and Religion.
At the last moment of Tirthankara's remaining life span he destroys the remaining four Aghati karmas, becomes perfect soul and lives in an ever blissful condition at the top of Lokakas as Moksha.
The concept of time in Jainism is cycle of ascendance and decadence. The 24 Tirthankaras were born during this time cycle also known as Avasarpini kal in Bharata.
Tirthankara Shri Rishabhdev Shri Ajitnath Shri Sambhavanath Shri Abhinandan Shri Sumatinath
Symbol Bull Elephant Horse
Tirthankara Shri Vimalnath Shri Anantnath Shri Dharmnath
Symbol Wild Boar Porcupine Adament Mace Deer Goat
16.
Shri Shantinath Shri Kunthunath
Monkey Ruddy Goose Lotus Swastika Moon
Shri Padmaprabhu Shri Suparsvanath
18. 19. 20.
Shri Aranath Shri Mallinath Shri Munisuvrat
Fish Vase Tortoise
Shri
Chandraprabhu Shri Savidhinath Shri Shantinath
21.
Shri Naminath Shri Neminath
Blue Lotus Shell
Crocodile Wish Yeilding Tree Rhinoceros
Shri Parsvanath
Snake
Shri Shreyansanath Shri Vasupujya
12
Buffalo
Shri Mahavira
Lion
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