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Svayambhūstotra
Lord Naminātha lived for 10,000 years and attained liberation (nirvāṇa) from Sammeda Sikhara on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Vaišākha – vaiśākha krşņa caturdaśī.
Chief among the Lord's Apostles (gañadhara) was sage Suprabha Svāmī.
O Lord Naminātha, grant me the power to distinguish between the Self, the source of happiness, and the non-self, the source of suffering
Lord Aristanemi (Lord Neminātha)
The twenty-second Tīrthankara, Lord Aristanemi (Lord Neminātha) was born in Süryapur town as 5 lakh plus 9,000 years passed after the birth of the twenty-first Tīrthankara, Lord Naminātha. Lord Ariştanemi was born to Queen Shivā Devi and King Samudravijaya on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month of Vaišākha - vaiśākha śukla trayodasī. His pious soul had descended from Aparājita (anuttara) super-heaven which has the maximum life-span of 33 sāgaropama.
The Lord's height was 10 dhanusa. Lord Ariştanemi spent 300 years as youth (kumārakāla).
The Lord once proceeded, in royal procession, along with other princes, to nearby forest, for recreation. The whole town was in festive mood as the preparations were on for the royal wedding of the Lord. On reaching the forest, while watching the beauty of the nature, He saw many cooped up deer and other animals, making heart-rending sounds. Upon His query as to the purpose of such cruelty against innocent animals, He was told that these animals had been captured to prepare food for the kings invited to attend His wedding. Filled with a deep sense of commiseration for the innocent and hapless animals, He reflected on the man's inability to
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