Lesson - 5
Tradition of the Tirthankars
Tirthankar means the founder of the Tirtha. The fourfold order consisting of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen is called the Tirtha. Its founders are called tirthankaras. Tirthankara is also called god, Jina, Arhat or God of Gods in this age. Tirthankara Rishabha promulgated Jain religion already existing since eternity. He was the first tirthankar and was followed by twenty three Tirthankars like Ajitnath etc. Tirthankara Mahavira was the last tirthankara of this age. The names of twenty four tirthankaras are as follows:-
| 1. | Tirthankara Risabhdev |
2. | Tirthankara Ajitnath |
3. | Tirthankara Sambhavanath |
4. | Tirthankara Abhinandan |
5. | Tirthankara Sumatinath |
6. | Tirthankara Padamprabhu |
7. | Tirthankara Suparshvanath |
8. | Tirthankara Chandra Prabhu |
9. | Tirthankara Suvidhinath |
10. | Tirthankara Shitalanath |
11. | Tirthankara Shreyansanath |
12. | Tirthankara Vasupujya |
13. | Tirthankara Vimalnath |
14. | Tirthankara Anantanath |
15. | Tirthankara Dharmanath |
16. | Tirthankara Shantinath |
17. | Tirthankara Kunthunath |
18. | Tirthankara Aranath |
19. | Tirthankara Mallinath |
20. | Tirthankara Muni Suvrat |
21. | Tirthankara Naminath |
22. | Tirthankara Arishtanemi |
23. | Tirthankara Parshvanath |
24. | Tirthankara Mahavira |
- Whom do we call a ‘Tirthankara’?
- Mention the names of the seventh, the eight and the twenty first tirthankaras.
- Write the names of all twenty four tirthankaras.
- Mention the order of Shantinath among the tirthankaras.
- Which number belongs to Kunthunath?
- Mention the other names of Tirthankaras.
