Pushpadanta


In Jainism, Puṣpadanta, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age. According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.

Biography

Puṣpadanta, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present age. According to Jain belief, he became a siddha and an arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma.
Puṣpadanta was born to King Sugriva and Queen Ramaa at Kakandi to the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Vikram Samvat. Puṣpadanta was the ninth Tirthankara who re-established the four-part sangha in the tradition started by Rishabhanatha. Pushpadanta is associated with Alligator emblem, Malli tree, Ajita Yaksha and Mahakali & Sutaraka Yakshi.