SUMATINATHA
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Sumatinatha was the fifth Jain Tirthankara of the present Cosmic Cycle of Time (Avasarpini). Sumatinatha was born to Kshatriya King Megha (Meghaprabha) and Queen Mangala (Sumangala) at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His Janma Kalyanak (birthday) was the eighth day of the Vaisakha Sudi month of the Jain calendar.
He attained Kevala Jnana (enlightened) under the Sala or Priyangu tree. According to Jain history, he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of his karma (unfulfilled thoughts, words and actions and their consequences). Lord Sumithanatha is associated with the Heron (Krauncha) emblem, Priyangu tree, Tumburu (Purushadatta) Yaksha and Mahakala Yakshi (guardian deities).