IS SHIVLING IS BELONGS TO BHAGWAN ADINATH ?
No. In Jain Dharma, Bhagwan Adinath (Rishabhanatha) is the first Tirthankara—the enlightened teacher who shows the path to liberation. A Shivling is a Hindu symbol associated with Lord Shiva and is not part of Jain worship or theology.
Key points:
- Adinath/Rishabhanatha = first Tirthankara, revered in Jainism.
- Shiva/Shivling = Hindu deity; Jainism does not worship Shiva as a liberator or supreme being.
- Digambar and Śvetāmbara traditions both maintain that the path to liberation is through the Tirthankaras, not through Shiva.