ILLUSTRATED TIRTHANKAR CHARITRA AUTHENTIC ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES OF„±üü THE TWENTY¿¢¢Ý¢² FOUR ½±¼é TIRTHANKARS J Editor-in-Chief Up-pravartak Shri Amar Muni (DISCIPLE OF UTTAR BHARATIYA PRAVARTAK BHANDARI SHRI PADMA CHANDRAJI M.) Editors Srichand Surana ‘Saras’ Shri Surendra Bothara Publisher Padam Prakashan, Padam Dham Narela Mandi, Delhi-110 040 Diwakar Prakashan A-7, Awagarh House, M.G. Road Agra-282002 Phone:jainuniversity.org (0562) 54328 First Edition: 2521 A.N.M. Jyeshth 2052 V. June 1985 A.D. Price: General Edition: Rupees Two Hundred only US $ 20 Library Edition: Rupees Three Hundred only US $30 Illustrator: Sardar Purushottam Singh and Sardar Harvinder Singh Printing: Printed by Rajesh Surana for Diwakar Prakashan at Nirmal Chitran, Agra and Graphic Art Press, Mathura Amar Muni - Tirthankar Charitra - Surana # 1 www.jainuniversity.org I N D E X Editor-in-Chief ...........................................................................................................................................1 Editors .......................................................................................................................................................1 Publisher ...................................................................................................................................................1 Illustrator: ..................................................................................................................................................1 Printing: .....................................................................................................................................................1 PUBLISHER’S NOTE ................................................................................................................................ 5 FOREWORD .............................................................................................................................................6 WHO IS A TIRTHANKAR?„±üü ........................................................................................................... ¿¢¢Ý¢² ½±¼é J ............8 1. BHAVAGAN RISHABHDEV, THE FIRST TIRTHANKAR ...............................................................10 The Age of Twins ...........................................................................................................................10 Birth of Rishabhdev .......................................................................................................................10 Birth Celebrations .......................................................................................................................... 11 Giving the Name ............................................................................................................................12 The Beginning of the Ikshvaku Clan ..............................................................................................12 Marriage .........................................................................................................................................12 Evolution of Crafts and Trades ...................................................................................................... 12 Preaching the Path of Renunciation ..............................................................................................12 The First Charity ............................................................................................................................13 Omniscience and Nirvana ..............................................................................................................14 Liberation .......................................................................................................................................15 2. BHAGAVAN AJITNATH .................................................................................................................15 Death of Sagar’s Sixty Thousand sons .........................................................................................16 3. BHAGAVAN SAMBHAVNATH .......................................................................................................16 4. BHAGAVAN ABHINANDAN ...........................................................................................................17 5. BHAGAVAN SUMATINATHjainuniversity.org ...........................................................................................................17 6. BHAGAVAN PADMAPRABH .........................................................................................................19 7. BHAGAVAN SUPARSHVANATH ...................................................................................................19 8. BHAGAVAN CHANDRAPRABH ....................................................................................................19 9. BHAGAVAN SUVIDHINATH ..........................................................................................................20 Extinction of the Religious Ford .....................................................................................................20 10. BHAGAVAN SHEETALNATH .........................................................................................................20 11. BHAGAVAN SHREYANSNATH .....................................................................................................21 12. BHAGAVAN VASUPUJYA .............................................................................................................21 13. BHAGAVAN VIMALNATH ..............................................................................................................22 14. BHAGAVAN ANANTNATH .............................................................................................................22 15. BHAGAVAN DHARMNATH............................................................................................................22 16. BHAGAVAN SHANTINATH............................................................................................................23 Protection to a Refugee .................................................................................................................23 Unflinching Discipline .....................................................................................................................23 17. BHAGAVAN KUNTHUNATH ..........................................................................................................24 18. BHAGAVAN ARNATH ....................................................................................................................25 19. BHAGAVAN MALLINATH ..............................................................................................................26 Birth of Malli Kumari.......................................................................................................................26 Amar Muni - Tirthankar Charitra - Surana # 2 www.jainuniversity.org Divine Earings ................................................................................................................................26 Ignorant Artist.................................................................................................................................27 Discussion with Choksha ...............................................................................................................27 Change of Heart of the Six Kings ..................................................................................................27 20. BHAGAVAN MUNISUVRAT ...........................................................................................................29 21. BHAGAVAN NAMINATH ................................................................................................................29 22. BHAGAVAN ARISHTANEMI ..........................................................................................................30 The birth as Arishtanemi ................................................................................................................30 The Power and Prowess of Arishtanemi ........................................................................................31 23. BHAGAVAN PARSHVANATH ........................................................................................................ 32 Past-Incarnation ...............................................................................................................„±üü ¿¢¢Ý¢² ½±¼é J ..............32 Kamath and Marubhuti .................................................................................................................. 33 The King Elephant .........................................................................................................................33 Suvarnbahu Chakravarti ................................................................................................................33 206 Spinsters .................................................................................................................................35 24. BHAGAVAN MAHAVIR .................................................................................................................. 36 PAST-INCARNATION .............................................................................................................................36 First Glimpse of Right Knowledge: Nayasar ..................................................................................37 The Third Birth: Marichi .................................................................................................................37