Jain Tirthankar
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Vimalnath Swami
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Name |
Vimalnath Swami |
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Symbol |
Boar |
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Father |
Kratvarm Raja |
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Mother |
Shyama Devi |
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Family Name |
Ikshvaku |
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Source of Descent |
Sahasrar |
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Date of Descent |
Vaishakh Shukla Paksh 12 |
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Place of Birth |
Kampilpur |
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Date of Birth |
Magh Shukla Paksh 3 |
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Place of Enlightenment |
Kampilpur |
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Date of Diksha |
Magh Shukla Paksh 4 |
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Date of Enlightenment |
Paush Shukla Paksh 6 |
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Place of Nirvana |
Sammetshikhar |
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Date of Nirvana |
Ashadh Krishna Paksh 7 |
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Period of Practices |
2 Months |
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Age |
60 Lac Years |
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Chief Disciple |
Mandar |
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Number of Disciples |
57 |
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Number of Ascetics |
68 Thousand |
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Head of Female Ascetics |
Dhara |
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Number of Female Ascetics |
1.008 Lac |
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Male Laity |
2.08 Lac |
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Female Laity |
4.24 Lac |
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Body Colour |
Golden |
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God of Organisation |
Shanmukh |
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Goddess of Organisation |
Vidita |
King Kritvarma and queen Shyanan Devi of Kampilpur were both spiritualists and devotees of the Jina. The queen one day saw fourteen auspicious things in her dream and the augurs announced that she will give birth to a Tirthankar. It was the pious soul that in its earlier birth was king Padmasen of Mahapuri town in Datakikhand and had descended into the queens womb from the Mahardhik dimension of gods.
During her pregnancy the queen radiated a soothing glow. Her temperature also became congenial, kind, and generous. When the child was born the whole atmosphere was also filled with a soothing glow. Inspired by this spread of purity, the king named his new born son as Vimal (pure/untarnished).
In due course, prince Vimal Kumar became young, was married, and then ascended the throne. After a long and successful reign he became a Shraman along with one thousand other kings and princes on the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Magh. After two years of spiritual practices he attained omniscience and established the religious ford. Merak Prativasudev, Svayambhu Vasudev, and Bhadra Baldev were his contemporaries.
Bhagavan Vimalnath got Nirvana at Sammetshikhar on the seventh day of the dark half of the month of Ashadh.
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