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Which Jain Tirthankar is considered as female by Shwetambar sect of the Jainism?
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16th
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18th
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19th
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20th
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mallinatha is believed to be a woman named Malli Devi by Shvetambara Jains while the Digambara sect believes all 24 tirthankara to be men including Māllīnātha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Born to Prabhavati Devi who was the consort of King Kumbh, Lord Mallinath was the 19th Tirthankara. She is the only female Tirthankara of the current time cycle. Despite being a female, She became a Tirthankara.
Detailed explanation-3: -Naminatha was the twenty-first tirthankara of the present half time cycle, Avsarpini. He was born to the King Vijaya and Queen Vipra of the Ikshvaku dynasty.
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