Neminātha

Traditional Jain accounts place Neminātha in a deep legendary past: he is described as the twenty‑second tirthankara of the present cosmic age and, according to tradition cited in the sources, lived 84,000 years before the 23rd tirthankara Pārśvanātha. Narrative accounts preserved in Jain texts and manuscript folios relate that he was born a prince who, on the eve of his marriage, heard the cries of animals destined for slaughter at the wedding feast and renounced worldly life, ultimately attaining omniscience and, later, nirvana and siddha‑hood at Girnar.

The provided sources do not give a fixed canonical iconographic schema for Neminātha. Manuscript illustration evidence (a Kalpasūtra folio) depicts him in the bridal episode as a princely figure—mounted on horseback or chariot, garlanded and dressed for marriage—immediately prior to his renunciation; temple art and pilgrimage shrines at Girnar and other sites also portray scenes from his life. Beyond these narrative/episodic depictions, the supplied material does not specify standardized physical attributes, posture, or emblematic symbols.

Within Jain doctrine as reported in the sources, Neminātha is a jina (spiritual victor) and tirthankara who attained omniscience and ultimately siddha‑hood (final liberation). The illustrated narrative emphasizes ethical disposition—compassion and non‑violence—leading to decisive renunciation. The supplied excerpts do not document other miraculous powers or additional supernatural abilities beyond the standard doctrinal attainments attributed to tirthankaras.