Ajitanatha | |
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2nd Jain Tirthankara | |
Venerated in | Jainism |
Predecessor | Rishabhanatha |
Successor | Sambhavanatha |
Symbol | Elephant |
Height | 450 dhanush (1,350 meters) |
Age | 72 lakh purvas (508.032 x 1018 years old) |
Tree | Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris) |
Color | Golden |
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Ajitanatha (lit. invincible) was the second tirthankara of the present age, avasarpini (half time cycle) according to Jainism. He was born to king Jitashatru and Queen Vijaya at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. He was a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.