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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth
It will not be out of place to mention another small but important story here. Ist exhibit in year 2004 at Mumbai was organized which I could not attend. After few days when I returned to India was given visitors books. While traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur in the train ride I read those books - | virtually had tears in my eyes. Many people wrote and requested an Ashtapad Tirth should be made in India. Since then it was in my mind and heart to make an Ashtapad Tirth in India when I complete my work at JCA, New York. Project plans are already on paper and we are working to achieve this next milestone. It took nearly seven years when finally the project in India was declared by Pujya Naypadmasagar M.S. before leaving Chennai after Ashtapad exhibit there in January 2011.
This is not only a replica of a tirth, but it is also a huge piece of art. You will be mesmerized by the radiance of the twenty-four colorful gemstone idols on a backdrop of pure white crystal. Installation of these idols was a history making event. The mountain soars high; it is open to the sky and looks magnificent in the sunlight and colorful with artificial lights in the night. You have to visit this masterpiece in order to truly appreciate the beauty of this work of art.
To put plans on paper is easy but to carve gemstones is a different story – a totally different world. We have tried, are trying, and will keep trying until it is achieved, and achieved to the best of our knowledge, workmanship and creativity!
Now you can visit the temple at New York and worship at the Ashtapad Tirth until the original one is traced and located. Not only will you be visiting the Ashtapad Tirth, you will also be visiting the only temple where all five Jain traditions worship together - A UNITY IN DIVERSITY
JAI JINENDRA.
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| SR No. | 009853 |
| Book Title | Ashtapad Maha Tirth Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Rajnikant Shah, Kumarpal Desai |
| Publisher | USA Jain Center America NY |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 528 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 178 MB |