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86 : JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD
Shiyani, at 13 kms fom Limbdi, a splendid three storied temple, dedicated to sānti, with statues of him, Rşabha, Pārsva, Munisuvrata and Sarasvatī,
Songadh, eight beautiful Jain temples and the “aśrama” of Kanji Swami, the founder of the Digambara “Kāñjīpantha”, that attracts numerous pilgrims of that Jain branch,
Surat, a port in the Gulf of Cambay, numerous temples. One of these houses a beautiful statue of Suvidhi (the 9th Tirthankara),
Suthari, a beautiful two storied Jain sanctuary dedicated to Pārsva,
Talaja, several Jain temples,
Taranga, on the mountain, a Jain temple built in the Xilh century by the Solanki king Kumārapāla who was a Svetāmbara follower. This sanctuary is sometimes called the most beautiful and the biggest of Gujarat. Built in honour of Ajita (the 2nd Tīrthankara) one can see, in the choir, a white marble statue of him 12 feet high. This sanctuary has been recently restored. Not far from, there are two “dharmaśāla”, five temples and a chapel built by the Digambara that possesses the footprints of Ajita.
Tera, two splendid Jain temples, erected during the XVII" and the XIX"h centuries, with beautiful statues of Pārśva and of others ones, and a very attractive pilgrimage-panel (tirthapata),
Valabhipuri, at 50 kms from Palitana, a marvellous Jain temple that remembers the great Śvetāmbara council of 453 AD during which the canon of this obedience was definitively adopted. In the underground vault are the statues of Devardhigani and the 500 Ācārya who took part in that historic assembly as well as a lovely white marble statue of Ādinātha, in the choir,
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