Suparshvanatha

At a glance

Position

Seventh of twenty-four

Emblem (Lanchhana)

Swastika

Traditional colour

Green

Suparshvanatha is revered as the seventh Tirthankara — a ford-maker who, having conquered attachment and aversion, showed the path across the ocean of worldly existence. In Jain iconography the swastika appears at the base of the image, allowing devotees to identify the Tirthankara.