Answer

Below are the 24 Tirthankars with their traditional heights as given in Jain tradition:

• 1. Rishabhdev / Adinath Bhagwan — 500 dhanush
• 2. Ajitnath Bhagwan — 450 dhanush
• 3. Sambhavnath Bhagwan — 400 dhanush
• 4. Abhinandannath Bhagwan — 350 dhanush
• 5. Sumatinath Bhagwan — 300 dhanush
• 6. Padmaprabhu Bhagwan — 250 dhanush
• 7. Suparshvanath Bhagwan — 200 dhanush
• 8. Chandraprabhu Bhagwan — 150 dhanush
• 9. Suvidhinath / Pushpadanta Bhagwan — 100 dhanush
• 10. Shitalnath Bhagwan — 90 dhanush
• 11. Shreyansnath Bhagwan — 80 dhanush
• 12. Vasupujya Bhagwan — 70 dhanush
• 13. Vimalnath Bhagwan — 60 dhanush
• 14. Anantnath Bhagwan — 50 dhanush
• 15. Dharmanath Bhagwan — 45 dhanush
• 16. Shantinath Bhagwan — 40 dhanush
• 17. Kunthunath Bhagwan — 35 dhanush
• 18. Aranath Bhagwan — 30 dhanush
• 19. Mallinath Bhagwan — 25 dhanush
• 20. Munisuvrat Swami Bhagwan — 20 dhanush
• 21. Naminath Bhagwan — 15 dhanush
• 22. Neminath / Arishtanemi Bhagwan — 10 dhanush
• 23. Parshvanath Bhagwan — 9 haath
• 24. Mahavir Swami Bhagwan — 7 haath

Explanation

In Jain tradition, the heights of earlier Tirthankars are described as very large because they lived in earlier time-periods of the current descending time cycle, when human bodies, lifespans, and physical strength were much greater.

The later Tirthankars, especially Parshvanath Bhagwan and Mahavir Swami Bhagwan, lived much closer to the present age, so their heights are described in more familiar human measures.

Takeaway

The physical height of a Tirthankar shows the changing nature of time, but their true greatness is their infinite knowledge, compassion, detachment, and path of liberation.