Sumatinatha


Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present age. Sumatinatha was born to Kshatriya King Megha and Queen Mangala at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His Janma Kalyanak was the eighth day of the Vaisakha Sudi month of the Jain calendar.

Tradition

Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present age. Sumatinatha was born to Kshatriya King Megha and Queen Mangala at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the eighth day of the Vaisakha Sudi month of the Jain calendar.
He attained Kevala Jnana under sala or priyangu tree. According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Lord Sumithanatha is associated with Heron emblem, Priyangu tree, Tumburu Yaksha and Mahakala Yakshi.
In his previous incarnation, Lord Sumatinatha was an Indra in the Jayanta Vimana.

Adoration

Svayambhustotra by Acharya Samantabhadra is the adoration of twenty-four tirthankaras. Its five slokas are dedicated to Sumatinātha. Last of which is:

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