list all listed places of birth of next tirthankar in jain scriptures
Answer
In Jain tradition, the next Tirthankar of the coming Utsarpini half-cycle is commonly known as Shri Padmanabh Prabhu.
However, Jain scriptures and traditions do not present multiple “places of birth” for one next Tirthankar as a standard accepted list. The traditionally stated birthplace of the next Tirthankar is:
- Pushkalavati — stated as the birth city of Shri Padmanabh, the first Tirthankar of the next ascending half-cycle.
Explanation
According to Jain cosmology, time moves in two half-cycles:
- Avasarpini — descending time-cycle, in which the present 24 Tirthankars appeared, beginning with Shri Rishabhdev and ending with Shri Mahavir Swami.
- Utsarpini — ascending time-cycle, in which the next set of 24 Tirthankars will appear.
The first Tirthankar of the next Utsarpini is traditionally identified as Shri Padmanabh. His birthplace is traditionally given as Pushkalavati.
Spiritual Understanding
The Jain teaching about future Tirthankars reminds us that Dharma is eternal. Tirthankars appear again and again in suitable time-cycles to re-establish the fourfold Jain Sangh and show the path of liberation.
Takeaway
The accepted Jain tradition lists Pushkalavati as the birthplace of the next Tirthankar, Shri Padmanabh Prabhu.