Aranatha
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Aranath was the eighteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present half cycle of time. He was also the eighth Chakravartin and thirteenth Kamadeva. According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 16,585,000 BCE.
The idol of Tirthankara Aranatha in a Jinalaya at Amritsar,Punjab
Chaturmukha basadi (Karnataka) dedicated to Tirthankara Aranath
Jain temple dedicated to Tirthankar Aranath
Prachin Bada Mandir, Hastinapur
Chakravarti (Sanskrit term)
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A chakravarti is an ideal universal ruler in the historiography and religion of India. The concept is present in Indian subcontinent cultural traditions, narrative myths, and lore. There are three typ
Aranatha
…Aranath(Arnath) was the eighteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present half cycle of time (Avasarpini). He was also the eighth Chakravartin and thirteenth Kamadeva. According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 16,585,000 BCE. He became a siddha i.e. a liberated soul which has destroyed all…
Chakravarti, from Amaravati Stupa, 1st century CE, using the "Imperial Gesture" and surrounded by his attributes.represents Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire.
Chola ruler Kulothunga III was addressed as Chakravarti.
Statue of Bharata Chakravartin at Shravanabelagola
A 2nd century CE Gandhara art depicting "the gift of dirt" story