Hastinapur ke Hastagiri par, Jain parampara ke anusar, 16 hathi (हाथी) anasan par baithe the. Yeh prasiddh katha Shri Shantinath Bhagwan ki hai, jinke samay Hastagiri par 16 haathi ek saath anashan par baithe the aur ve moksha ki prapti ke liye tapasya kar rahe the. Yeh katha Jain dharm ki ahimsa, tyag aur tap ki mahima ko darshati hai.