Answer

In Jain tradition, the commonly accepted count is 120 Kalyanaks for the 24 Tirthankars, because each Tirthankar has 5 Kalyanaks:

• Cyavan
• Janma
• Diksha
• Kevaljnan
• Nirvana

So 24 × 5 = 120.

Explanation

If you have seen 119, that is usually due to one of these reasons:

• a counting difference in a particular text or tradition,
• one Kalyanak being grouped differently,
• or simply a mistake in calculation.

According to the standard Jain understanding, it is not 119; it is 120.

Spiritual Understanding

The 5 Kalyanaks show the complete divine journey of a Tirthankar:

• from conception,
• to birth,
• to renunciation,
• to omniscience,
• and finally liberation.

This full cycle is why the number is symbolically complete as 120.

Takeaway

So the correct general count is 120 Kalyanaks, not 119. If someone says 119, it is most likely a different counting method or an error.