Bhagavan Suvidhinath

Ninth Jain Tirthankara

Bhagvan Suvidhinath dev was born in Kakandi , on 5th day of the dark half of the month of Margsirsh . His father name was king Sugriva and Mother name was Rama Devi. After Short span of life time, he took diksha on 6th day of the dark half of the month of Margsirsh along with 1000 other men’s.

After 4 months of diksha and worldly life abandonment Lord Suvidhinath attained (kevalgyan )salvation on 3rd day of the bright half of the month of Kartik and constellation of Moola .

On the on 9th day of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapad, Bhagwan Suvidhinath, along with other 1000 saints was liberated and attained nirvana on Sammet Shikhar (mountain).

Bhagwan Suvidhinath lived for 2 lakh purv of which he spent 28 purvarg less of one lakh purv as an ascetics and 4 months of Meditation and Spiritual Practices (sahdana/tap).

It is believed that Suvidhinath prabhu was 100 measure of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.