5 Jain Tirthankaras

Ayodhya, revered in Hinduism as Lord Ram's birthplace, holds special significance in Jainism also, as it was the birthplace of these 5 Tirthankaras

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Rishabhanatha or the 'ford maker’, was the first Tirthankara born to King Nabhi and Queen Marudevi in Ayodhya on Akshaya Tritiya, who taught about rebirths and deaths

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Ajitanatha, the second Tirthankara born in Ayodhya to King Jitashatru and Queen Vijaya, had achieved 'kevala jnana' under the sal tree

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Abhinandananatha, the fourth Tirthankara, was son of King Sanvara and Queen Siddhartha, born in Ayodhya on the second day of the Magh Shukla month in the Indian calendar

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Sumatinatha, the fifth Tirthankara, was son of King Megha and Queen Mangalavati, had a divine past as an Indra

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Anantanatha, the fourteenth Tirthankara, was born to King Sinhasena and Queen Suyasha on the 13th day of the Vaishakha Krishna month in the Indian calendar

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Besides these, according to Jain texts, the 24th Tirthankara Mahavira had visited Ayodhya

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5 Jain Tirthankaras

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were born in Ayodhya