where were all tirthankars born
Jain tradition assigns a birthplace to each of the 24 Tirthankaras. The places differ a little between Digambar and Śvetāmbara texts, but the common list is roughly:
- Rishabhanatha (Adinath): Ayodhyā (Ayodhya)
- Ajitanatha: Ayodhyā
- Sambhavanatha: Shravasti
- Abhinandananatha: Samet Sikhar (Shikharji)
- Sumatinatha: Ayodhyā
- Padmaprabha: Samet Sikhar
- Suparshvanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Chandraprabha: Samet Sikhar
- Pushpadanta (Suvidhinatha): Samet Sikhar
- Shitalanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Shreyansanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Vasupujya: Champapuri (near Patna)
- Vimalanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Anantanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Dharmanatha: Samet Sikhar
- Shantinatha: Hastinapur (some lists say Hastinapur or Samet Sikhar; emphasis differs by tradition)
- Kunthunatha: Samet Sikhar
- Aranatha: Samet Sikhar
- Mallinatha: Samet Sikhar
- Munisuvrata: Samet Sikhar
- Naminatha: Samet Sikhar
- Neminatha: Girnar (near Junagadh)
- Parshvanatha: Samet Sikhar (Parasnath, often listed with Shikharji)
- Mahavira: Pavapuri (near Patna, Bihar)
Notes:
- Exact place names can vary slightly between Digambara and Śvetāmbara sources.
- The general pattern (many Tirthankaras linked to Samet Sikhar; a few to Ayodhya, Girnar, Champapuri, Pavapuri) is widely accepted in Jain tradition.