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L : SĀRĀVALĪ–PRAKĪRŅAKA
Reśandagiri, Sonagiri, etc, are regarded as Siddhaksetras. Siddhaksetras are particularly regarded as such in the Digambara tradition of the Jainas but even in the Śvetambara tradition the Śatruñjaya is regarded as a Siddhaksetra only.
Atiśaya Ksetra –
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Those places which are neither the places of auspicious events of the Lords Prophets nor are the places of spiritual practice and liberation of any famous monk, but where some miraculous powers are attributed to the Jina idols or where the temples have extra-ordinary architectural grandeour are known Atisayaksetras. In the Jaina tradition of the day most of the places of pilgrimage fall in this category. For example, Mt. Ābū, Rāṇakapur, Śravaṇabelagola, Jaisalmer, etc. are famous in this respect. It must also be remembered that some of the Jaina places of plgrimage are famous not only for the miraculous powers of the Jina idols there but also for such powers of the idols of the guarding deity thereof. For example, Nākoḍā and Mahudī are famous for the miraculous powere of their guarding deities Yaksas or Bhairavas. Similarly, the fame of Hummaca is due to such powers of its guarding goddess - Yaksiņi attending on Bhagvan Parsvanatha.
Besides these three types of places of pilgrimage, there are some, which are based on the thought that some Lord Prophet had visited it and preached there. Also, at present, there are some places where temples dedicated to the memories of or some events in the lives of some famous masters (Acaryas) have been constructed and they are also regarded as places of pilgrimage. All the Dādāvadis fall in this category.
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