| Simandhar | |
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| Other names | Helds being saint(Sanyam ni sima ne dhāran karnār) |
| Predecessor | himself 1st |
| Successor | Yugmandhar |
| Mantra | Aum hrīṃ śrīṃ arham śrī sīmaṃdharasvāmine namaḥ hrīṃ svāhā[1][2] |
| Symbol | Bull |
| Height | 500 Dhanush |
| Age | 84 lac purv |
| Color | Gold |
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| Spouse | Rukamani |
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Simandhar orSimandhara[3] is aTīrthaṅkara, anarihant, who is said to be currently living in another world in theJain cosmological universe.
Simandhar resides atMahavideh Kshetra, another land within the Jain cosmological universe (seeJain cosmology).[4][5][6]
The five lands of the Bharat Kshetra are currently in the fifth Ara (a degraded time-cycle in which Tirthankaras do not take birth).[7][8] The most recentTirthankara present onBharata Kshetra (present world) wasVardhamana Mahavira, whom historians estimate lived between 599 and 527 BCE, the last in a cycle of 24 Tirthankaras.[9][10]
On Mahavideh Kshetra, the fourth Ara like (a spiritually elevated time-cycle) exists continuously. There, Tirthankaras perpetually are born.[11][7] There are 5 Mahavideh Kshetras, each being a separate land. At present, there are 4 Tirthankaras residing in each Mahavideh Kshetra. Thus there are a total of 20 Tirthankaras residing there, Simandhar being one among them.[5]
Simandhar is a living Tirthankara, anArihant, who is said to be currently present on another world in the Jain cosmological universe.[12][13]The Arihant Simandhar is believed to be currently 150,000 earth years old and has a remaining lifespan of 125,000 earth years. He lives in the city of Pundarikgiri, the capital of Pushpakalavati, one of 32 geographical divisions on Mahavideh Kshetra.[5][14] Pundarikgiri is ruled by King Shreyans, who is Simandhar's father. His mother is Satyaki. While pregnant with Simandhar, Satyaki had a sequence ofauspicious dreams indicating that she would give birth to a Tirthankara.[15][16] Simandhar was born with three complete aspects of jnana, or self-knowledge:
As a young adult, he married Rukamani and then, later in life, tookdiksha, renunciation from worldly life.[15]
Simandhar's height is 500 dhanushya, approximately 1,500 feet, which is considered an average height for the people of Mahavideh Kshetra.[5]
Simandhara is usually depicted in a sitting or standing meditative posture with the symbol of a bull beneath him.[18] EveryTīrthankara has a distinguishing emblem that allows worshippers to distinguish similar-looking idols of theTirthankaras.[19][20][21]
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