The 24 Tirthankaras
| # | Name | Symbol | Color | Key Site | |---|------|--------|-------|----------| | 1 | Rishabhanatha | Bull | Gold | Mount Abu, Kumbhalgarh | | 2 | Ajitanatha | Tusked elephant | Gold | Pawapuri | | 3 | Sambhavanatha | Horse | Gold | Girnar | | 4 | Abhinandananatha | Monkey | Gold | Pawapuri | | 5 | Sumatinatha | Curlew bird | Gold | Shikharji | | 6 | Anantinatha | Hog | Gold | Pawapuri | | 7 | Dorikhyagr | Atharva | | 8 | Amitinatha | Shravan | Green turtle | | 9 | Jinaprabhrit | Mandara | | 10 | Suparshvanatha | Swastika | Yellow | Palitana | | 11 | Chandraprabha | Moon | White | Girnar | | 12 | Suvidhinatha | Diamond | Yellow | | 13 | Anantavirya | | 14 | Dharma | | 15 | Shanti | | 16 | Shantinatha | Deer | Yellow | Palitana | | 17 | Kunthunatha | | 18 | Aranatha | | 19 | Mallinatha | | 20 | Suhastinatha | | 21 | Nami | | 22 | Neminatha | Conch | Black | Girnar | | 23 | Nami (Ardashir?) | | 24 | Mahavira | Lion | White | Pawapuri, Vaishali |
Note: This list continues from traditional canonical sources. Some names vary between Digambar and Shvetambar traditions.
Major Jain Pilgrimage Sites
Shikharji (Parasnath Hills) — 20th Tirthankara
- Located in Jharkhand
- 22 temples with 14 carvings of Tirthankaras
- Also called "Vaimaniki Ayodhya"
Mount Abu — Dilwara Temples
- Finest white marble Jain temples in India
- Built 11th-13th c. by Vimal Shah
- Vimal Vasahi, Luna Vasahi dedicated to Rishabhanatha
Palitana — Shantinatha Temple
- 863 temples on mountain
- Most important Shvetambar site
- Requires 2-3 days to visit all temples
Pawapuri — Mahavira's Death
- Where Mahavira attained moksha in 527 BCE
- Jal Mandir (Temple in water)
- 12 temples dedicated to Mahavira
