 Along with Mahavira, Parshvanatha and Rishabhanatha, Neminatha is one of the twenty four "tirthankaras" who attract the most devotional worship among the Jains.According to Jain beliefs, Neminatha lived 2356 years before the 23rd "tirthankara" Parshvanatha.He is mentioned as the youngest son of king Samudravijaya and queen Shivadevi in Jainism.