Diksha vruksh of all tirthankars
In Jainism, the "Diksha Vruksh" (initiation tree) refers to the specific tree under which each Tirthankar renounced the world and accepted diksha (initiation into monkhood). Each of the 24 Tirthankaras is associated with a particular tree at the time of their renunciation. Here is the list of all 24 Tirthankaras and their respective Diksha Vrukshas:
- Adinath (Rishabhanatha) – Ashoka Tree (Saraca asoca)
- Ajitanath – Tilaka Tree (Symplocos racemosa)
- Sambhavanath – Sāla Tree (Shorea robusta)
- Abhinandanath – Priyangu Tree (Callicarpa macrophylla)
- Sumatinath – Pāṭala Tree (Bignonia suaveolens)
- Padmaprabha – Mahāva Tree (Madhuca indica)
- Suparshvanath – Naga Tree (Mesua ferrea)
- Chandraprabha – Nāga Tree (Mesua ferrea)
- Pushpadanta (Suvidhinatha) – Nāga Tree (Mesua ferrea)
- Shitalanath – Pilu Tree (Salvadora persica)
- Shreyansanath – Mahāva Tree (Madhuca indica)
- Vasupujya – Mahāva Tree (Madhuca indica)
- Vimalanath – Bakula Tree (Mimusops elengi)
- Anantanath – Campaka Tree (Michelia champaca)
- Dharmanath – Simhamkhada Tree (Dillenia pentagyna)
- Shantinath – Nandi Tree (Morinda tinctoria)
- Kunthunath – Pundarika Tree (Nymphaea lotus)
- Aranath – Tinduka Tree (Diospyros embryopteris)
- Mallinath – Aśoka Tree (Saraca asoca)
- Munisuvrata – Mahāva Tree (Madhuca indica)
- Naminath – Bakula Tree (Mimusops elengi)
- Neminath – Bamboo Tree (Bambusa arundinacea)
- Parshvanath – Dhatare Tree (Ficus religiosa)
- Mahavira – Sal Tree (Shorea robusta)
These trees are regarded as auspicious and sacred in Jain tradition, and their association is often depicted in Jain iconography and temple art.