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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]
Neminath Jain Temple, originally known as Karnavihara, is a Jain temple dedicated to the Jain tirthankara Neminatha. It is on Girnar hill, near the city of Junagadh in Gujarat, India. The temple is the foremost temple among all of the Girnar Jain temples. The oldest part of the present temple was built c. 1129 CE, using Māru-Gurjara ...
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 Tirthankar, 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.
According to Jain texts, the 22nd tirthankara Neminatha lived about 84,000 years ago and was the cousin of Krishna. [1] The two main sects of Jainism, the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara sects, likely started forming around the 1st century CE, and the schism was complete by about the 5th century CE. [2]
Neminath: Aparajitadevaloka Sauripura; Girnar: Samudravijaya by Shivadevi Black Shankha: 30 meters 1,000 years Vetasa Gomedha and Ambika; or Sarvahna and Kushmandini
The 16-meter Neminath Idol is on the top of the hill, which has 140 steps. This idol is believed to dated from the 12th century. A very famous south Indian movie has been shot around the theme of Neminatha. There are various caves in this Jain Math, and it has hundreds of religious books.