Śreyānsanātha

Within Jain tradition Śreyānsanātha is presented as the eleventh Tīrthaṃkara of the current descending half-cycle of time (Avasarpini). The supplied sources record that he was born to King Vishnu and Queen Vishna at Simhapuri, near Sarnath, into the Ikshvaku dynasty. As a Tīrthaṃkara he functions as one of the succession of spiritual teachers who renew and exemplify the Jain path; the supplied material emphasizes his eventual attainment of Siddhahood, meaning he completed the soteriological process and was liberated from all karmic bonds.

The provided sources contain no descriptive material about Śreyānsanātha's physical appearance, iconography, posture, attendant symbols, or typical artistic attributes. Therefore no specific iconographic details are recorded in these sources. The absence of such description in the supplied texts means that any standard Tīrthaṃkara motifs (if they exist in broader Jain art) are not attested here and are not asserted in this entry.

The sources explicitly record Śreyānsanātha's soteriological status: he became a Siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. From the supplied material this is the defining capacity attributed to him. The sources do not record any additional miraculous acts, supernatural powers, or behavioral narratives for Śreyānsanātha beyond his attainment of liberation.