In Jain cosmology, Naminatha, the twenty-first Tirthankara of the present half-time cycle, is symbolized by the blue lotus. He was a prince of the Ikshvaku dynasty, born to King Vijaya and Queen Vipra. Naminatha was born on the eighth day of Shravan Krishna in the lunisolar Jain calendar. In the shade of a Bakula tree, he obtained Kevala Jnana. He destroyed all of his karma, liberated his soul, and received Moksha from Sammed Shikhar. Naminatha is associated with the blue lotus.
