[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Santinatha # Santinatha Shantinath is especially revered in the Jain pantheon. He is the 16th Jina (saviour-teacher) and is said to have revived Jainism at a time when it was in danger of extinction, assuring the faith's survival. Over time Jains came to invoke him to avert calamities and ensure the peace his name suggests (santi, ‘peace’; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1168 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.930-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.930-is) · Pramāṇa