PUṢPADANTA
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In Jainism, Puṣpadanta, also known as Suvidhinatha, was the ninth Tirthankara of the present Cosmic age (Avasarpini). He became a Siddha and an Arihant, a liberated soul that has destroyed all of its karma (unfulfilled thoughts, words and actions and their consequences).
Puṣpadanta was born to King Sugriva and Queen Rama at Kakandi (modern Khukhundoo, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh) to the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the fifth day of the Margshrsha Krishna month of the Vikram Samvat.
Puṣpadanta was the ninth Tirthankara who re-established the four-part sangha (community) in the tradition started by Rishabhanatha. Pushpadanta is associated with Alligator emblem, Malli tree, Ajita Yaksha and Mahakali (Dig.) & Sutaraka (Svet.) Yakshis (Guardian deities).