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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 113
Osmanabad, in Marathwada district, eight ancient Jain caves from the Vh - VIIIch centuries AD and a "dharmaśāla”,
Patana, in Khandesh district, several old Jain caves,
Pune (Poona), temples of an important Jain community,
Ramtek, a Digambara Jain temple (XICh century) dedicated to śānti, the towers of which are a beautiful example of Jain architecture before the rise of the Indo-Islamic style. Chapels have been added to the building. Outside the surrounding wall is a "dharmaśāla". There are also eight other temples and a very ancient “mānastambha”,
Shirpur (Antariksha), 72 kms from Akola, in one of the most ancient places of pilgrimage, a Jain temple built underground. A miraculous statue of Pārsva dating from the IVh century was found here and placed in the sanctuary that was restored at the end of the XVII century. There also are three “dharmaśālā",
Solapur, five Jain temples and nearby: a girls school created in 1925 by a pious Jain, named Sumat Shah, a meditation hall, a library, a printing office and a dispensary.
This State also has Jain temples or sacred places at: Achalpur, Agashi, Ajanta, Amaravati, Astha, Aurangabad, Badona, Bahubali, Bhadravati, Chandwad, Chintamani, Dahigaon, Dharashiv, Jintur, Kalikund, Kasar, Kundal, Lonavala, Nagapur, Navagarh, Ner, Paithna, Pydhuni, Shirdashapur, Ter, Thana, etc.
• TAMIL NADU
Vishaka would have brought Jainism to Tamil Nadu. He was a monk of Karnataka, where this religion was flourishing. This faith
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