Ajitanatha

Ajitanatha
2nd Jain Tirthankara
Idol of Tirthankar Ajitnath at Taranga Jain Temple, Gujarat, India
Venerated in	Jainism
Predecessor	Rishabhanatha
Successor	Sambhavanatha
Symbol	Elephant
Height	450 bows
Age	72 lakh purvas (508.032 x 1018 years old)
Tree	Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris)
Color	Golden
Personal information
Born	Ayodhya
Parents	Jitaśatru (father) Vijayādevī (mother)

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Ajitanatha (lit. invincible) was the second tirthankara of the present age, avasarpini (half time cycle) according to Jainism. He was born to king Jitashatru and Queen Vijaya at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku dynasty. He was a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma.