Jaina Community a Social Survey

SR No.: 007019
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vilas Sangve
Publisher: Popular Book Depot Bombay
Publication Year: 1980
Total Pages: 484
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Jaina Community – A Social Survey
the place is known as “Pārasanātha Hills220 also. On the different summits of the mountain twenty temples containing the foot-prints of the twenty Tirthankaras have been erected to commemorate their memories. One has to travel nearly twenty miles to go round these temples. (2) Pāvā pura :
As the last Tirthankara Lord Mahavira attained liberation at Pavapura, it is the sacred place of all Jainas. It is situated in the Patna District of Bihar State. There is a tank in the place, in the midst of which stands the temple known as Jalamandira. The foot-prints of Lord Mahāvīra and those of his two disciples, namely, Gautamaśvāmī and Sudharmasvāmi, are inscribed there. Thousands of people assemble here on the last day of Aśvina, that is, the day on which Lord Mahāvīra attained emancipation.221 (3) Giranāra :
Giranāra is a group of hills situated in Kathiawar. On the peaks of hills several beautiful Jaina temples have been erected. Here, the twenty-second Tirthankara, Lord Neminātha, practised austerities, preached religion and attained Moksha. Pradyumnakumāra, Gajakumāra, Ganadhara Varadatta and innumerable ascetics attained liberation on this place. That is why it is the most sacred place for all Jainas. Moreover, the antiquity of the place is traced to the time of Lord Rshabhadeva, the first Tirthankara, and it was the scene of various imporatant events in the history of Jaina community.222 (4) Šatruñ jaya Hills :
Satruñjaya or Siddhagiri is a celebrated place of pilgrimage at Pāliţānā in Kathiawar (Gujarāth). On the hills there are nearly three and a half thousand Svetāṁbara Jaina temples and only one Digambara Jaina temple. That is why the Śvetāmbaras consider this as the most sacred of all sacred places. From here three Panduputras and several ascetics attained Moksha. This city of temples is considered by J. Burgess as without a match in the world.223 (5) Mount Abu :
The Mount Abu in Rajasthān is wellknown for the world famous Jaina temples at Dilwara. Col. Tod says that, “ Beyond