Each of the 24 Tirthankaras has their own dedicated Chaityavandana, Stavana, and Thoi — hymns and salutations specific to that Jina. This module presents all 24 sets in full, with transliteration, translation, and notes on the unique attributes, symbols, and iconography associated with each Tirthankara.
The first Tirthankara and founder of the Jain social order. His Chaityavandana, Stavana, and Thoi celebrate his role as the originator of civilisation, dharma, and the path to liberation.
The second Tirthankara. His hymns reflect the qualities of strength, perseverance, and the unconquerable nature of the soul on the path to moksha.
The third Tirthankara. His Stavana praises the swiftness with which a pure soul moves toward liberation, unhindered by the weight of karma.
The fourth Tirthankara. His hymns celebrate the qualities of alertness, joy in the path of dharma, and the aspiration to leap beyond the bounds of worldly existence.
The fifth Tirthankara. His Chaityavandana focuses on right understanding — the wisdom that sees all living beings with equal compassion and equanimity.
The sixth Tirthankara. Like the lotus that rises pure from muddy water, his hymns celebrate the soul's capacity to remain unstained by the world it passes through.
The seventh Tirthankara. His Stavana praises the auspiciousness of the path of dharma and the four-fold nature of the Jain community: monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.
The eighth Tirthankara. His hymns reflect the cool radiance of the liberated soul — serene, luminous, and a source of comfort to all who look upon it.
The ninth Tirthankara. His Chaityavandana focuses on the right way of living — the precepts that protect the soul from accumulating harmful karma.
The tenth Tirthankara. His name means "the cool one" — his hymns celebrate the inner peace and freedom from passion that is the hallmark of the liberated Jina.
The eleventh Tirthankara. His Stavana praises the fortitude and one-pointed determination required to walk the path of liberation without wavering.
The twelfth Tirthankara. His hymns celebrate the richness of dharma — the true wealth that, unlike material possessions, accompanies the soul beyond death.
The thirteenth Tirthankara. His Chaityavandana centres on purity — the vimala (stainless) nature of the liberated soul and the aspiration to remove every trace of karma.
The fourteenth Tirthankara. His hymns reflect on the infinite — the boundless knowledge, perception, bliss, and power of the fully liberated soul.
The fifteenth Tirthankara. As the embodiment of dharma itself, his Stavana is a celebration of right conduct — the force that, like a thunderbolt, breaks through the shell of ignorance.
The sixteenth Tirthankara. One of the most beloved Jinas, his hymns are a meditation on peace — shanti — the quality most needed in the world and most fully embodied in the liberated soul.
The seventeenth Tirthankara. His Chaityavandana honours the quality of gentleness — the recognition that the path of liberation is walked with softness, not force.
The eighteenth Tirthankara. His hymns speak of moving through the world with ease and purpose — like a fish through water — without being caught or entangled by desire.
The nineteenth Tirthankara. Mallinatha's story is unique — in the Shvetambara tradition she is considered female. Her hymns celebrate compassion, wisdom, and the renunciation of vanity.
The twentieth Tirthankara. Like the tortoise that withdraws its limbs inward, his Stavana celebrates the practice of withdrawing the senses from the world and turning inward toward the soul.
The twenty-first Tirthankara. His hymns celebrate the rarity and beauty of a soul that has conquered the world of senses — as rare and lovely as the blue lotus.
The twenty-second Tirthankara and cousin of Lord Krishna. His Chaityavandana is especially associated with the renunciation of worldly life on the eve of marriage — a story of compassion transforming into liberation.
The twenty-third Tirthankara, who lived approximately 3000 years ago. His hymns are among the most widely recited in the Jain community, and his image — sheltered by a seven-hooded serpent — is one of the most recognisable in Jain iconography.
The twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara of this cosmic cycle. The founder of the Jain community as we know it today, his Chaityavandana, Stavana, and Thoi are the most widely known and recited of all — a celebration of the Mahaveer who conquered himself.