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The British census reported a drop in Jain population between 1891 and 1921, from 1.417 million to 1.179 million. This may be from the Jain conversions to Hinduism and causes such as famines and epidemics. [136] [137] [138]
The Telugu portion is the oldest Telugu Kanda Padya. They are one of the important historical evidences, submitted to the Centre, for securing classic language status to Telugu. [7] [8] [9] The inscription also mentions the construction of Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi by Jinavallabha. [10] The top of the hill was used by Jain monks for meditation. [11]
Jainism (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ n ɪ z əm / JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, [1] is an Indian religion.Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha ...
Anveshi Jain (born 25 June 1996) [1] is an Indian actress, social media influencer, singer, and TEDx speaker. She gained recognition after her debut web series in 2019, Gandii Baat , which marked her entry into the Indian film industry .
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English: Bommalagutta – also spelled Bommala gutta, Bommalammagutta or Bommalamma gutta – is a hillock with Digambara Jain religion heritage in Telangana. It is to the east of Kurikial village, about 2 kilometers south of the historic Gangadhara village known for its Hindu and Jain religious history, and about 20 kilometers northwest of Karimnagar.
Relief of Jain Goddess Chakreshvari at Bommalagutta Baddega I commissioned the Baddegesvara temple at Vemulavada, [ 4 ] which is identified with the modern Bheemesvara temple. [ 14 ] During the reign of Arikesari II, his father Narasimha's officer tantrapala Peddanarya established a temple of the Sun god . [ 15 ]
[6] [7] [8] History records the existence of Mahavira and his predecessor, Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara. [9] A tirthankara organises the sangha, a fourfold order of male and female monastics, srāvakas (male followers) and śrāvikās (female followers). [10] The tirthankara's teachings form the basis for the Jain canons.