NAMINATHA
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Naminatha was the twenty-first Jain Tirthankara (Enlightened Jain Master) of the present Cosmic Time cycle, Avsarpini. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the Ikshvaku dynasty. King Vijaya was the ruler of Mithila at that time. When Naminatha was in his mother's womb, Mihila was attacked by a group of powerful kings. The aura of Naminatha forced all the kings to surrender to King Vijaya.
Naminatha was born on the 8th day of Shravan Krishna of the lunisolar Jain calendar. He attained Kevala Jnana under a Bakula tree. He had 17 Ganadhara (disciples), Suprabha being the leader. According to Jain tradition, he liberated his soul by destroying all of his karma (unfulfilled thoughts, words and actions and their consequences) and attained Moksha (liberation) from Sammed Shikhar nearly 50,000 years before Neminatha.