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Tirthankars — Life Span, Height & Time Differences

Charts below are built from the 24 Tirthankars biography data and taking reference from Triloksar scripture.

Life spans​

Life span decreases from the first to the 24th Tirthankar. All values are in years — the first ten (originally in Lakh Purva) are converted using 1 Purva = 70,560,000,000,000 years. The chart uses a log scale so the full range is visible.

All life spans in years (1 Purva = 70,560,000,000,000 years). Log scale.

Time between Consecutive Tirthankars​

Gap in time from one Tirthankar to the next. Early gaps are in Jain innumerable units (Saagar, Kodi Saagar, Palya); later gaps are in years.

Palya and Saagar are innumerable units of measurement. Total time for 4th Era (when tirthankars are born) is 1 Koda-kodi Saagar.

  • 1 Saagar = Innumerable Palyas
  • 1 Palya = Innumerable years

Read more about Absolute Numeral System of Jainism.

Time between consecutive Tirthankars. Early gaps in Saagar/Kodi/Palya; later in years. Log scale.

Height (in numbers)​

Heights are in Dhanush for the first 22 Tirthankars and in Haath for the last two (Parshwanath and Mahavir Swami).

Unit: Dhanush (1–22), Haath (23–24)

Area of Samavsaran​

The Area of Samavsaran decreases from 12 Yojan (Aadinath) to 1 Yojan (Mahavir Swami), in steps of 0.5 Yojan (with 1.25 Yojan for Parshwanath).

Area of Samavsaran in Yojan — systematic decrease from 12 (1st) to 1 (24th).

Difference in life span from previous Tirthankar​

Each bar shows how much shorter the life span is compared to the previous Tirthankar — illustrating the systematic decline across the cycle.

Decrease in life span (in years) from the previous Tirthankar. Log scale.