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    Before 24th bhagwaan and next 24th bhagwaan

    12 months ago 69

    In Jain Dharma, “24 Bhagwan” means the 24 Tirthankars of our present half‑time cycle (Avasarpini). The 24th is Bhagwan Mahavira.

    • If you meant “before the 24th Bhagwan”: that is the 23rd Tirthankar, Bhagwan Parshvanath.
    • If you meant “before this set of 24”: every half‑cycle has its own set of 24. Before our present set, there was an earlier “chauvisi” in the previous half‑cycle, but the names of that earlier set are not the focus of present tradition.
    • “Next 24th Bhagwan”: in this current Avasarpini there will be no more Tirthankars after Mahavira. The next set of 24 Tirthankars will arise in the next half‑cycle (Utsarpini). Their individual names are not detailed in commonly followed scriptures.

    The present 24 Tirthankars (our Avasarpini)

    1. Rishabhdev (Adinath)
    2. Ajitnath
    3. Sambhavnath
    4. Abhinandan­nath
    5. Sumatinath
    6. Padmaprabha
    7. Suparshvanath
    8. Chandraprabha
    9. Pushpadant (Suvidhinath)
    10. Sheetalnath
    11. Shreyansnath
    12. Vasupujya
    13. Vimalnath
    14. Anantnath
    15. Dharmanath
    16. Shantinath
    17. Kunthunath
    18. Aranath
    19. Mallinath
    20. Munisuvratnath
    21. Naminath
    22. Neminath
    23. Parshvanath
    24. Mahavir Swami

    Digambar–Shvetambar note

    • Both traditions fully agree there are exactly 24 Tirthankars per half‑cycle, ending with Mahavira in this one. They differ only in some historical details (e.g., Mallinath’s gender, parents’ names, emblems), not in the count or the doctrine.

    For simple explanations on past/present/future Tirthankars and the time‑cycle, see:

    • Why there are only 24 Tirthankars
    • Past and future Tirthankars (overview)
    • “Aagami (future) 24 Tirthankars” clarification
    • List of the present 24 (Hindi)

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