________________
The Founders of Jainism
141
May the Blessed Arishtanemi, the moon to the ocean of the Yadu-family, a fire to the straw of karma, destroy your misfortunes.
May the Lord Parsvanatha, whose attitude of mind was the same toward Kamatha and Dharanendra 12 while each was performing actions characteristic of himself, be for your emancipation.
May there be good fortune from Holy Vira's eyes whose pupils are wide with compassion even for sinful people, moist with a trace of tears.
This and other Jaina sources provide much information about the various Tîrthankara and enable the construction of a table like the following in which are shown not only the color and emblem customarily associated with each but also his height and age and the interval to the next Tîrthankara. 13 While there is some variation among sects as to details this will provide the general picture of Jaina belief in this regard.
Interval to
Next Name
Color Emblem Height Age Tîrthankara 1. Rishabha Golden Bull 500dhanushas 84 lakh of 50 lakhs of krores
purvas of sagaras 2. Ajita Golden Elephant 450 " 72 lakh of 30 lakhs of krores
purvas of sagaras 3. Sambhava Golden Horse
60 lakh of 10 lakhs of krores
purvas of sagaras 4. Abhinandana Golden Ape
50 lakh of 9 lakhs of krores
purvas of sagaras 5. Sumati Golden Heron
40 lakh of 90,000 krores
purvas of sagaras 6. Padmaprabha Red Red
30 lakh of 9000 krores Lotus
purvas of sagaras 7. Suparsva Golden Swastika 200 " 20 lakh of 900 krores
purvas
of sagaras 8. Chandraprabha White Moon 150 10 lakh of
90 krores
purvas of sagaras 9. Suvidhi (or White Dolphin 100 " 2 lakh of 9 krores of Pushpadanta)
purvas
sagaras 10. Sitala Golden Srivatsa 90
1 lakh of 9,999,900
sagaras 11. Sreyamsa Golden Rhinoceros 80 · 84 lakh of
54 sagaras
year 12. Vasupujya Red Buffalo 70 " 72 lakh of 30 sagaras
year
300
>
