Neminatha

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Neminatha is the twenty-second Tirthankara in Jainism, revered as an enlightened spiritual teacher and often associated with the sacred hill of Girnar in Gujarat, India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain religious figure
Tirthankara
associatedAnimal conch
associatedWithConcept ahimsa
renunciation
spiritual liberation
associatedWithFestival local Jain pilgrimage fairs at Girnar
associatedWithPlace Girnar NERFINISHED
Girnar Hill NERFINISHED
Gujarat NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
attainedState moksha
category Jain Tirthankaras NERFINISHED
cosmicTimeContext present Avasarpini half-cycle
emblem conch
followedBy Parshvanatha NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalBiographyIn Jain Agamas NERFINISHED
later Jain narrative literature
honorificTitle Aristanemi NERFINISHED
Lord Neminatha NERFINISHED
iconographyFeature depicted in meditative posture
often shown with conch emblem on pedestal
languageOfLaterTexts Gujarati NERFINISHED
Sanskrit NERFINISHED
languageOfPrimaryTexts Prakrit NERFINISHED
pilgrimageType tirtha (sacred place) at Girnar dedicated to him
precededBy Naminatha NERFINISHED
Neminatha’s predecessor Tirthankara Neminatha-21 (Parshvanatha is 23rd; 21st is Naminatha)
religion Jainism
reveredAs enlightened spiritual teacher
roleInJainism Tirthankara who establishes the fourfold Jain community
spiritualStatus kevali (omniscient being) NERFINISHED
symbol conch shell
teaches right faith, right knowledge, right conduct
tirthankaraNumber 22
tradition Digambara Jainism NERFINISHED
Śvetāmbara Jainism NERFINISHED
veneratedBy Digambara Jains NERFINISHED
Jains NERFINISHED
Śvetāmbara Jains NERFINISHED
worshippedAt Girnar Jain temples NERFINISHED
Neminath Temple, Girnar NERFINISHED
various Jain temples in Gujarat
yaksha Gomedha NERFINISHED
yakshi Ambika NERFINISHED

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