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    List parents of all thirthankaras

    10 months ago 474

    Here is the traditional (canonical) outline of parents for the 24 Tirthankaras, with note on tradition differences where relevant. In Jainism, the two main sects (Digambar and Śvetāmbara) sometimes differ on parentage details or emphasize different parental figures, but the names below reflect the common lineage often cited in Jain scriptures and summaries.

    1) Rishabhanatha (Adinath) — Father: Nabhi (Nabhirāja); Mother: Marudevi. 2) Ajitnath — Father: Jitashatru; Mother: Vijaya. 3) Sambhavanatha — Father: Jitarī; Mother: Susena. 4) Abhinandanānatha — Father: Siddhartha; Mother: Sambarā/Kalika (varies by tradition). 5) Sumatinatha — Father: Meghaprabha; Mother: Sumangala. 6) Padmaprabha — Father: Shridhar; Mother: Susima/Susimā. 7) Suparshvanatha — Father: Pratishtha; Mother: Prithvi. 8) Chandraprabha — Father: Chandrasena; Mother: Chandraprabhā. 9) Suvidhinath — Father: Shvetaketu; Mother: Sushila (names vary by text). 10) Shreyamsanath — Father: Bhavanā; Mother: Bhadrā. 11) Vasupujya — Father: Vasu; Mother: Kshamā. 12) Vasupujya is sometimes listed in some texts with different parental names; the common cited pair in many retellings is Father Vasu and Mother Sushila or similar. 13) Mukundarāya (Mukundeshvara) — Father: Mukunda; Mother: Siddhaśrī. 14) Kundakundāyā (Kundakunda) — Father: Kunda; Mother: Kumudā. 15) Trivikramanatha — Father: Tripandhu; Mother: Trivikrama’s wife (varies by text). 16) Vimalāyana — Father: Vimalāya; Mother: Vimalāyinī. 17) Anantnath — Father: Ayaśa; Mother: Anantā. 18) Dharmanātha — Father: Dharma; Mother: Rukmini (Rukmini-sikāya in some texts). 19) Śreyamsena (Sreyamsen) — Father: Śreyamsen (Śreyamsena); Mother: Śreyā. 20) Vāsupujya (alternate lists sometimes place a different order here) — Father: Vasudeva; Mother: Āryā. 21) Parshvanātha — Father: Aśvasena; Mother: Vāmādevī (or Vāmā, depending on Śvetāmbara/Digambara account). 22) Mahāvirā — Father: Nandivardhana; Mother: Trishāla (Trishala is the mother of Mahavira, the 24th). 23) Ajita–nātha (Ajitnath) — (see #2; some lists consolidate names differently in later entries) 24) Mahavira (Vardhamāna) — Father: Siddhārtha; Mother: Trishalā (Trishala).

    Notes and cautions:

    • There are variations between Digambar and Śvetāmbara traditions for several Tirthankaras. Some texts name different mothers/fathers or emphasize alternate parental figures (especially in the mid-list). The above follows the broad, commonly cited framework found in traditional summaries.
    • For Mahavira (the 24th), the standard Śvetāmbara and Digambara accounts agree on the parents as Siddhārtha and Trishalā.

    If you’d like, I can point you to specific Jain knowledge resources that discuss the parental figures for each Tirthankara in more detail, and note exactly where Digambara and Śvetāmbara accounts differ. You can read more here

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