Which tirthankar worshipped on which day.
In Jainism, scriptures do NOT fix any “one Tirthankar = one weekday” rule. You can worship any Tirthankar on any day.
However, in many Jain families a popular (non‑scriptural) practice is to remember the first 7 Tirthankars on the 7 days of the week like this:
- Sunday (Ravivaar) – Bhagwan Rishabhdev / Adinath (1st Tirthankar)
- Monday (Somvaar) – Bhagwan Ajitnath (2nd)
- Tuesday (Mangalvaar) – Bhagwan Sambhavnath (3rd)
- Wednesday (Budhvaar) – Bhagwan Abhinandan Swami (4th)
- Thursday (Guruvaar) – Bhagwan Sumatinath (5th)
- Friday (Shukravaar) – Bhagwan Padmaprabhu (6th)
- Saturday (Shanivaar) – Bhagwan Suparshvanath (7th)
Points to remember:
- This is a devotional / regional tradition, not an Agamic rule.
- Both Digambar and Shvetambar accept worship of all 24 Tirthankars every day; this weekday assignment is just for ease of remembrance and bhakti.
- Many Jains simply do Chauvvisi (worship of all 24 Tirthankars) daily, without tying them to specific weekdays.