Bhagavan Abhinandan

Fourth Jain Tirthankara

Bhagvan Abhinandan was born in Ayodhya, on second day of the bright half of the month of Magh, around midnight. His father name was Samvar and Mother name was Siddharth . After long span of life time, he took diksha on 12th day of the bright half of the month of Magh along with 1000 other ascetics’ mens.

After 18 years of diksha and worldly life abandonment Lord Abhinandan attained (kevalgyan) salvation on fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Paush and constellation of Abhijeet.

On the eighth day of the bright half of the month of Vaishaka, Bhagwan Abhinandan, along with other 1000 saints was liberated and attained nirvana on Sammet Shikhar (mountain).

Bhagwan Abhinandan Dev lived for 50 lakh purv of which he spent, 8 purvarg less of one lakh purv as an ascetics and 18 years of Meditation and Spiritual Practices (sahdana/tap).

It is believed that Abhinandan prabhu was 350 measure of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.