Future tirthanakar current status
- In Jain cosmology, we currently live in the present cycle (Avasarpini). The 24th and last Tirthankar of this cycle is Mahavira. According to traditional Jain texts, no new Tirthankar will be born in this same half-cycle after Mahavira. The next Tirthankar will appear in the following half-cycle (Utsarpini), not in our present time. You can read more on this idea here .
- There is a difference between Digambar and Śvetambar traditions on the name of the next Tirthankar in the future cycle:
- In short:
If you’d like, I can pull out concise points from the specific Jain texts that discuss the future cycle and the different traditions.