Arahnath
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Arahnath was the eighteenth Tirthankara of Jainism.
Mythology
Arahnath was born to Ikshvaku clan king Sudarsana and queen Mitradevi in Hastinapur town. Arahnath, a Siddha purusha, was liberated from the shackles of karma, attained enlightened, lived for 84,000 years and accomplished liberation in Mount Shikharji.
Inscription
In Mathura, there is an old stupa with an inscription of 157 C.E. The inscription records that the image of Tirthankara Arahnath was erected on this stupa built by the devas. However, Somadeva Suri in the Yashastilaka and Jinaprabha Suri in the Vividha Tirtha Kalpa texts claim that the stupa was erected for Suparshvanatha.
Labels
- Body color: Golden color
- Symbol: Fish
- Tree: Mango
- Height: 30 Dhanusha (90 meters)
- Hand: 120 nos.
- Age at the time of liberation: 84,000 years
- First meal: Kheer offered by Emperor Aparajitha of Chakarpur
- Chief Disciples (Gandhars): 30 (Kumbharaya)
- Yaksha: Mahendra Dev
- Yakshini: Vijaya Devi
Temples
- Arahnath Temple, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Chaturmukha Basadi, a square shaped temple dedicated to Arahnath in Karnataka.
- Prachin Bada Mandir, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh.
