Shreyansanatha

Shreyansanath was the eleventh Jain Tirthankara of the present age (Avasarpini). According to Jain beliefs, he became a Siddha – a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. Shreyansanatha was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath in the Ikshvaku dynasty. His birth date was the twelfth day of the Falgun Krishna month of the Indian calendar. The Sarnath Jain Tirth temple located at Sarnath, Varanasi is one of the main shrines of Shreyansanatha. File:Digamber Jain Temple, Sarnath.jpg|Sridigamber Jain Temple, Simhapuri, Sarnath, near [[Varanasi]], the birthplace of Shreyansanath. File:Shreyansanatha Gujarat.jpg|Gouche and Silver on paper painting, Gujarat, 18th century. File:Three_sculptures_of_Jain_tirthankaras_in_the_Bhand_Dewal_Temple,_Arang.jpg|Shreyanasanatha idol in [[Bhand Dewal]] along with [[Neminatha]] and [[Ajitnatha]] dated back to 9th century File:Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji.jpg|Shreyansanath Tonk, [[Shikharji]] File:Footprint at Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji.

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Shreyansanatha

Solar dynasty

In Indian tradition, the Ikshvaku dynasty was founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku. The dynasty is also known as ("Solar dynasty" or "Descendants of the Sun"), which means that this dynasty prays to the Sun as their God and their originator, and along with the Lunar dynasty, comprises one of the main lineages of the Kshatriya Varna. According to the Jain tradition, the first Tirthankara of Jainism, Rishabhanatha himself was King Ikshvaku. Further, 21 Tirthankaras of Jainism were born in this dynasty.

Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara (Sanskrit: ; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path). The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the saṃsāra. According to Jains, tirthankaras are the supreme preachers of Dharma, who have conquered the saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth, on their own, and made a path for others to follow.