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The Jains' sacred hill of Shatrunjaya has 865 temples on it. [3] The hills were sanctified when Rishabha , the first tirthankara of Jainism , gave his sermons on the top of this hill. [ 4 ] The ancient history of the hills is also traced to Pundarik Swami, a chief Ganadhara [ 5 ] and grandson of Rishabha, who attained Nirvana / Moksha here.
The Parshvanatha temple is the oldest and the most beautiful temple in the complex. The temple houses a black marble idol of Parshvanatha with a hood of a serpent with multiple heads over his head, similar to that of in Lodhurva Jain temple. [15] The temple is rich in craftsmanship and exquisite carvings. [16] The garbhagriha wall bears ...
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Temples may be divided into Shikhar-baddha Jain temples, temple buildings dedicated to the public, normally with a high superstructure, (typically a north Indian shikhara tower above the shrine) and the Griha Chaityalaya (Ghar derasar) , a private Jain house shrine. A Jain temple which is known as a pilgrimage centre is often termed as Tirtha.
The statue was built by the inspiration of the Jain nun Gyanmati, and under the guidance of Aryika Chandanamati. The project was chaired and directed by Raveendra Kirti. The construction of the statue started in 2002 under the guidance of Chief Secretary Pannalalji Papdiwal and Chief engineer C. R. Patil working president Anil Jain-Delhi.
The cave temple housing 47 feet (14 m) idol of Parshvanatha. The Gopachal rock-cut monuments are a part of nearly 100 Jain monuments found in and around the Gwalior city, but these are dated earlier than the Siddhachal Caves located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of these monuments.
It has four symmetrical faces and is thus called chaturmukha (four faces) basadi (a term used to refer to Jain temples in South India). [1] The temple has images of Tirthankara Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath. [2] This basadi, completely made of carved granite rocks, is known as Tribhuvana Tilaka Jina Chaityalaya or Ratnatraya dhama from ...
Palitana Tirtha Dilwara Temples Saavira Kambada Basadi in Moodbidri Brahma Jinalaya, Lakkundi Hutheesing Jain Temple Jain Narayana temple : a UNESCO World Heritage Site Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho : a UNESCO World Heritage Site Lal Mandir in Delhi Lodhurva Jain temple Soniji Ki Nasiyan Panchakuta Basadi, Mandya Parshwanath Temple, Calcutta Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta ...