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    Name and story of upcoming 24 tirthankara or next ara in bharat kshetra

    8 months ago 292

    In our present Bharat Kshetra, there is no “upcoming” 24 Tirthankars in this time‑cycle. Bhagwan Mahavír is the 24th and last Tirthankar of the present avasarpinī (descending half‑cycle).

    Below is the clear Jain view in simple steps.

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    1. Where are we in Kālchakra (time‑cycle)?

    • Time moves in an endless wheel:
    - Utsarpinī – rising half‑cycle (sukh increasing) - Avasarpinī – descending half‑cycle (dukh increasing)
    • Each half‑cycle has 6 ārās (periods).
    • Tirthankars are born only in 3rd and 4th ārā of each half‑cycle in Bharat Kshetra.

    At present:

    • We are in Avasarpinī (descending half‑cycle).
    • In Bharat Kshetra, all 24 Tirthankars of this Avasarpinī have already come.
    • Mahavír Swami was the 24th and last Tirthankar of this Avasarpinī.
    • Now, in the remaining part of Avasarpinī (5th and 6th ārā), no more Tirthankars will arise in Bharat Kshetra.

    So, there is no “next” Tirthankar coming now in Bharat Kshetra.

    You can read a simple explanation here

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    2. Next ārā and next 24 Tirthankars in Bharat Kshetra

    Remaining part of this Avasarpinī

    • 5th ārā (duḥṣam) – full of sorrow, no Tirthankar.
    • 6th ārā (duḥṣam‑duḥṣam) – even worse, no Tirthankar.

    After that, Avasarpinī ends.

    Then comes the next Utsarpinī

    • A new half‑cycle, Utsarpinī (rising).
    • In its 1st and 2nd ārā – no Tirthankars.
    • In its 3rd and 4th ārā – again 24 new Tirthankars will be born in Bharat Kshetra.

    So the “upcoming 24 Tirthankars of Bharat Kshetra” will appear only in the next Utsarpinī, not in our present time.

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    3. Name of the first Tirthankar of the next Utsarpinī

    (Traditional view, with sect differences)

    Jain tradition mainly speaks clearly about the first Tirthankar of the coming Utsarpinī:

    • Digambar tradition:
    First Tirthankar’s name is Padmanābh.
    • Shwetambar tradition:
    First Tirthankar’s name is Mahāpadma.

    Traditional kathās also say:

    • His father will be a king named Śrīdhar (or similar name depending on granth).
    • He will be born in Bharat Kshetra in the 3rd ārā of the next Utsarpinī, when conditions again become suitable for Tirthankars.

    Many Jain kathās (especially Shwetambar) also say that the soul of Rājā Shreṇik (contemporary of Mahavír) will become this first Tirthankar of the next Utsarpinī, but this is based on later Jain literature and pravachans, not directly from the basic āgams.

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    4. Full list and “story” of all future 24 Tirthankars?

    Here it is important to be honest and faithful to Jinvāṇī:

    • Agam‑granths clearly describe our present 24 Tirthankars.
    • For the future 24 Tirthankars of next Utsarpinī,
    Jain texts mainly give: - The principle that again 24 Tirthankars will arise in 3rd and 4th ārā in Bharat Kshetra. - The name of the first Tirthankar (Padmanābh / Mahāpadma) and some basic details.
    • Detailed fixed list of all 24 future names and full life‑stories is not clearly and uniformly given in early canonical scriptures.
    Different later texts and traditions give slightly different lists and details.

    Because your question asked for the “name and story of upcoming 24 Tirthankara”, the fully fixed, agreed‑upon list with full biographies for all 24 is not authentically available in the main āgams. To preserve the purity of Jain Dharma, it is better not to present uncertain or later‑speculative lists as if they are original Jinvāṇī.

    So, with authenticity:

    • We can say with certainty:
    - No more Tirthankars will come now in this Avasarpinī in Bharat Kshetra. - In the next Utsarpinī, again 24 Tirthankars will arise here. - The first will be Padmanābh (Digambar) / Mahāpadma (Shwetambar).
    • We cannot firmly claim an exact, universally accepted list and full detailed stories of all 24 future Tirthankars from the primary scriptures.

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    5. Summary in very simple words

    • Right now, in our Bharat Kshetra,
    no next Tirthankar is going to come in this time‑cycle. Mahavír Swami was the last (24th) of this half‑cycle.
    • After this, time will go through 5th and 6th ārā (no Tirthankars), then a new Utsarpinī will start.
    • In that next Utsarpinī, during its 3rd and 4th ārā,
    again 24 new Tirthankars will be born in Bharat Kshetra.
    • The first of those future 24 is traditionally called:
    - Padmanābh (Digambar) - Mahāpadma (Shwetambar).

    Beyond this, giving a complete, fixed list and detailed stories for all future 24 Tirthankars cannot be done with full scriptural certainty, so it is better not to add guesses in the name of Jinvāṇī.

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