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Neminatha was the twenty-second Tirthankara (ford-maker) of the avasarpiṇī (present descending cycle of Jain cosmology). [12] [13] [14] Jain tradition place him as a contemporary of Krishna, the ninth and last vasudev. [15]
Girnar was anciently called Raivata or Ujjayanta, sacred amongst the Jains to Neminath, the 22nd Tirthankara, and a place of pilgrimage since before 250 BCE. [2]Situated on the first plateau of Mount Girnar at the height of about 3800 steps, at an altitude of 2370 ft above Junagadh, still some 600 ft below the first summit of Girnar, there are Jain temples with marvelous carvings in marble.
Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India.It is one of the holiest pilgrimages for Jains, where the 22nd Tirthaṅkar, Lord Neminath attained omniscience, and later nirvana along with other five hundred and thirty three enlightened sages.
Vasudevs is a type of Shalaka Purush and Shri Krishna was the last Vasudev in this time cycle. Shri Krishna was a cousin of Jain's 22rd Tirthankar - Neminath. So, in temples and artwork of Neminatha, Hindu god Krishna is reverentially included in the temples as they are believed to be cousins by the Jain community.
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The Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga is a discourse found in the ancient Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, which encapsulates the philosophical teachings of Krishna to the warrior prince Arjuna. This discourse occurs in the midst of the battlefield of Kurukshetra , where Arjuna is engulfed by moral and emotional dilemmas about his duty as a warrior.
The Dilwara Temples or Delvada Temples are a group of Śvētāmbara Jain temples located about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 kilometres from the Mount Abu settlement in Sirohi District, Rajasthan's only hill station. The earliest were built by Vimal Shah , a Jain minister of Solanki king of Gurjaratra , Bhima I and additions to the temples were made by Vastupala ...
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