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15th Tirthankara in Jainism in current cycle of Jain cosmology

Dharmanatha
15th Jain Tirthankara
Lord Dharmanatha at Gruh jinalay, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Anantanatha
Successor	Shantinatha
Symbol	Vajra
Height	45 bows (135 meters)
Age	2,500,000 years
Color	Golden
Genealogy
Born	Ratnapuri [1]
Died	Sammed Shikhar
Parents	Bhānu (father)Suvratā (mother)

Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Dharmanath was born to King Bhanu Raja and Queen Suvrata Rani at Ratnapuri in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the third day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar.[2]

Hutheesing Jain Temple, located at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, constructed in 1848 AD, is dedicated to him.

Biography

Dharmanatha was the fifteenth Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini) of Jainism.[2] According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.[_citation needed_]

His birth date was the 3rd day of the Magh Sukla month of the Indian calendar. He attained Moksha at Shikharji.[_citation needed_]